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LETTER FROM OUTGOING NEWS EDITOR Dear readers, It has been a pleasure to serve as the News Editor for the Mace & Crown and to work with such a talented and dedicated editorial board, as well as an outstanding group of writers. I am grateful for my time at this position and hope to take the experience with me in my future endeavors.

I have selected some stories that stood out to me during my time as editor. These are just a few of the excellent stories that were featured in the news section of the Mace.

I am very happy that it will now be in the hands of the new News Editor Morgan Engelhardt, a hardworking and talented writer.

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LETTER FROM INCOMING NEWS EDITOR Hello! My name is Morgan Engelhardt and I will officially be the News Editor for the Mace and Crown starting in the fall of 2016. I’m currently a sophomore studying professional writing and hoping to become a professional journalist after college. I originally wrote for the Technology section, but I have found an interest in making sure everyone around me, including myself, is well informed about what is happening around them. I’m extremely excited to work for the Mace and Crown and I hope to bring everyone the best and most interesting news that I can for the student body, and I can’t wait to begin my position in the fall!

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Dear Monarchs, As the end of the semester approaches, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts with you all. First off, many thanks to you, dear reader, for reading our publication, whether in print or digital. The entire staff at the Mace has worked tirelessly to keep our community informed and entertained. I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as we have enjoyed creating the content.

I know many of you are just days from graduating. I am very excited to be a part of the largest graduating class in ODU’s 85-year history. Congratulations to all of you that will be walking from Webb to the Ted, finally able to set foot on the university seal in Kaufman Mall. I hope you dance across it.

To the Monarchs that have time left here, embrace it. I encourage you to get involved in our diverse and supportive community.

You can find both friends and a family on this campus. Your remaining semesters will fly by all too fast. Make them count.

As a community, we’ve recently had a few chances to respond to hate with love, inaction with advice, and prove that as Monarchs, we are an incredibly strong pack. Don’t ever let that sense of pride leave you.

I admit, it’s bittersweet to leave this campus behind. Retiring from the Mace will be especially tough. I walked into the Mace office for the first time two years ago as a nervous and unsure sophomore. I worked through a ridiculous case of diffidence and found my true passion. My time here has been more educational and rewarding than I could have ever imagined. A very special thanks goes to Sean Davis for entrusting me with the Mace this semester. I had some pretty big shoes to fill, but I think the Mace put forth tremendous effort this year.

Fortunately, I am comforted by the fact that our little newspaper is in great hands. Adam Flores, who worked as my staff writer for Arts and Entertainment, and even took over the section this year when I moved up to editor-in-chief, will once more fill my seat.

Adam is a dedicated and gifted writer. I know that he will continue to push the Mace forward, and I can’t wait to check in with him next year to see what he’s working on.

The Mace is also losing three more graduating students. Stef Wasko, our copy editor and internationally-ranked Irish dancer, Jason Kazi, our social media guru and advertising genius, and Sabrina Brooks, our super-savvy graphic designer, will all join me on May 6 for that celebratory stroll across the stage. There is no doubt in my mind that each of these people will make waves wherever they go. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Jason for his incredible and never-ending efforts round the clock, the hundreds of emails and millions of messages, and Jugal Patel for reinventing the digital side of the Mace. Without these two brilliant minds, things would have been much harder. It has been an absolute joy to work alongside everyone here at the Mace.

As a team, we tried to cover what meant the most to our community here. From events and lectures to social activism, from online shenanigans to pizza contests and higher education issues, we worked endlessly to bring valuable information to our audience. I couldn’t be more proud of how our small team pulled together, week after week.

A big thank you to our wonderful and ever-so-brave advisers, Dr. Joyce Hoffmann and Nicole Kiger. The support from you both this semester meant the world to us, and we wouldn’t have improved nearly as much without your guidance.

I’d also like to say thank you to some people outside of the Mace that have, whether they know it or not, greatly impacted my time here at this university. First off, I have to say thank you, a thousand times, to my Women’s Studies family. To Stacey Parks for hiring me two years ago and becoming a truly wonderful friend. To Bekah and Moriah for sharing an office and passing the time with laughs. To Vaughan Frederick for being a true mentor and constant source of inspiration. And to Jennifer Fish for taking me under her wing and believing in my work. I have learned more in your offices than I have in some classes, and I will miss you all infinitely.

To Professor Doucette, for giving me an internship at his newspaper, the Princess Anne Independent, and showing me the ropes of court and crime reporting. To Dr. Buchholz for forever ruining books for me – in a good way, of course -- with critical and feminist theory. Sometimes we take classes we don’t expect to love, and they end up changing our worlds. And lastly, again to Dr. Hoffmann. I wouldn’t be writing this letter if it weren’t for you. Thank you for pushing me and believing in me. When I start at The Virginian-Pilot next month, I hope I make you proud.

So, fellow Monarchs, whether you’re graduating or just getting ready to enjoy your summer vacation, take the time to reflect on your year. You can do great things here, and I hope that you will.

For our last issue this school year, we’ve highlighted stories of some of our best moments. I hope you enjoy reading them. We’ve also included stories from some pretty fantastic students, or in my new friend Bnar’s case, a very proud, soon-to-be Monarch.

Thanks for everything, Amy Poulter Editor-in-Chief

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Bnar Abdul-Azim Mustafa, the first Kurdish student at ODU.

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FROM KURDISTAN TO KAUFMAN MALL: ONE MONARCH’S LIFELONG JOURNEY Amy Poulter Editor-in-Chief More than 6,000 miles separate Bnar (pronounced B-nar) Abdul-Azim Mustafa from her home in Iraqi-Kurdistan.

She was born and raised there, but has traveled over the Atlantic Ocean, landing in Norfolk to study at Old Dominion University. To her knowledge, she is currently the only female Kurdish student on campus.

To be fair, Bnar isn’t an official student yet, but that hasn’t stopped her from participating in the community.

She’s a member of the Muslim Student Association, she recently competed in the Big Blue Healthy Kitchen Wars and audited two classes in humanities this semester. After a long and difficult process of enrolling in the master’s program, Bnar will finally become a Monarch next fall.

“I am very excited to start classes,” Bnar said, as a smile spread across her face. “I have talked to my professors and have the syllabus for the classes already.”

When Bnar was applying to the master’s of humanities program, she hit a roadblock. The university needed a copy of her diploma from her school in Kurdistan, the University of Sulaimani. Due to protests and the current political climate, the university was temporarily closed, and she was unable to obtain a copy. Bnar said Jennifer Fish, professor and chair of the women’s studies department, helped her navigate the application process.

“It was very hard, but Dr. Fish helped to get me admitted because of the situation in Kurdistan,” Bnar said. “Knowing Dr. Fish is the best thing for me.”

Before coming to the United States, Bnar had already experienced a world

that most will never know. Growing up in Iraqi-Kurdistan, she was frequently faced with hardships.

At the age of six, Bnar’s family participated in a mass exodus from Iraq to Iran, when former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein threatened the safety of her city. Her family fled Iraqi-Kurdistan on foot, walking through mountains and rural areas for 15 days before arriving in small Iranian villages.

“My family did not have a car, so we walked the whole way,” Bnar said. “I lost my shoes.”

Bnar’s demeanor quickly changed, and the smile she had been wearing turned to a worried expression. Another family traveling alongside Bnar’s was forced to leave their grandmother on the path when she became to weak to continue walking.

“That was so heartbreaking. I will never forget it,” Bnar said.

Bnar’s family stayed in the Iranian village for two months before they were transported by truck back to Sulaymaniyah. During that time, her home was looted by people that stayed behind. Months later, life had somewhat returned to normal, and Bnar went back to school. She graduated from high school with the highest grade point average in her class, and was admitted to the college of law at the University of Sulaimani.

“When I was a kid, I heard that women were sacrificed for the culture and religion, so I was thinking why should we obey this kind of disgusting stuff?”

Bnar said, explaining why she chose to pursue a law degree.

Bnar said the discrimination women faced daily in Iraqi-Kurdistan motivated her to work toward change. Women face constant disrespect and are unable to defend themselves. Cultural practic-

es like arranged marriages and minor marriage – when a young girl is married to a much older man – angered Bnar.

“As a lawyer, I have seen a lot of ladies age 17 or 16 married to a person that is 50,” Bnar said in a presentation in Dr. Fish’s refugee studies class. “How can they do this?”

Bnar’s father was a large part of her decision to pursue law. She said he was always taking women’s sides.

“He encouraged me to go into law and defense of women,” Bnar said.

Unfortunately, Bnar’s father passed away during her sophomore year at the university. Since women are not permitted to attend funerals, Bnar was not able to go to her father’s burial. After his death, she took on his responsibilities and cared for her mother and younger siblings. Because of cultural customs, Bnar’s mother was unable to work or complete simple tasks like shopping, so after school, Bnar spent her nights taking care of her family.

“I worked day and night,” Bnar said.

“I would do my chores from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.”

Often, school friends would tell Bnar that they were proud of her ability to both take care of her family and do well at school. She said even her male friends would tell her that they wouldn’t be able to keep up with her workload.

After Bnar graduated, she found a job working in the city courthouse of Sulaymaniyah. Most of her work involved helping young women through challenging divorce processes and encouraging them to better their lives and defend themselves.

“I would try to encourage them individually,” she said. “If you want to change the society, you can not just try institutionally. You must start individually. We must not be silent.”

In 2010, Bnar married a friend, Herish Hussein, who she met while attending university. Herish was awarded a government scholarship to further his education in the United States. The couple moved to Hampton Roads in December 2011.

Shortly after their arrival here, ISIS started attacks in Iraqi-Kurdistan.

Bnar’s family lives just 40 minutes away from ISIS-controlled areas.

“I worry very much for my family,” Bnar said.

When Bnar moved here, she did not speak any English. Determined to learn, she purchased numerous language books and studied course manuals for language proficiency tests.

When she mastered the essentials, she started attending English classes in the evenings twice a week at Granby High School.

When the couple first moved here, they wanted to try and see everything in their new neighborhood. They visited chain stores like Walmart and Costco, and ate at Burger King. Bnar said she often experienced culture shock, but most were positive learning experiences.

In her native culture, when someone compliments something you own, you typically offer that item to them as a gift. When a cashier at Walmart liked a headband Bnar was wearing, Bnar responded how she would have back home.

“So here, the cashier told me she liked my headband, so I took it off and offered it to her,” Bnar said, laughing.

“She was so surprised, she asked to give me a hug!”

Her uncle, who received two master’s degrees and a doctorate from ODU, later told her it was not customary to respond to a compliment in that manner in America. Bnar says she now just

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smiles and responds with a warm thank you to compliments now.

Though Bnar still has at least three years left before she graduates from the humanities department with her own master’s degree, she is excited to bring her knowledge back to Iraqi-Kurdistan to continue helping women better their roles in Kurdish society. She hopes to return to Kurdistan and teach at the University of Sulaimani.

“Studying and knowing different cultures, I know that women should be free,” Bnar said. “I am so excited to go back and to change the world over there.”

Bnar said a master’s degree from an American university is key to her success in facilitating programs and aid to Kurdish women in need.

“The degree is something different,” Bnar explains. “They know that you have an education.”

Considering the kind of work she hopes to do and the change she longs to bring for women in Iraqi-Kurdistan, ISIS remains a threat to Bnar’s success when she finally returns home.

“It’s a little scary,” she admits. “But, this is my goal. I will do it. I’m not afraid.”

After everything that Bnar has been through since her childhood, she remains positive and driven to obtain her dreams. She helps refugee families in the area get acclimated to their new neighborhoods and assists immigrant students in their pursuits to study at ODU. When Bnar is done retelling the story of her life, she provides insight to what keeps her motivated.

“I have a very strong connection with God,” she said. “Whatever I ask God for, he always helps me.”

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An Albanian Student’s Perspective on Life in the United States

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Girish Sreevatsan Nandakumar Contributing Writer ODU’s page on monarch diversity says there are only six Albanian students at ODU. The mace talked to one, Ana Marku, who had interesting experiences and perspectives to share.

From Tirana, the capital of Albania, Marku is an ODU student majoring in international studies with a minor in French. Having lived there for the first 15 years of her life, Marku has a special attachment to Tirana.

“Life in Tirana is allegro,” Marku said.

Albanians love their coffee time.

Marku recalled how cafés in Tirana are always full of people, be it morning, afternoon or evening. She also fondly remembers, during summers, people in Albania spend more time outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Residents of Tirana don’t go out until around midnight or 1:00 a.m. and don’t go home before 4:00 a.m.

“Whenever you walk in the streets of Tirana or any place in Albania, you

will be amazed by how dressed up and beautiful people look and take care of themselves, even if they’re going out just for a walk,” Marku said. This Albanian tradition is still well entrenched with her.

Marku describes Albania as the “hidden treasure of Europe.”

“The northern part of Albania has mountains with magical views and fresh air, while the southern part has some famous beaches and ‘crazy’ nightlife. But they both have one thing in common– delicious food and welcoming people,” Marku said, declaring noone can go to Albania and not gain a few pounds.

One of the best things about living in the Hampton Roads area, according to Marku, is that she gets to enjoy snow every now and then, something she never was able to see in Tirana.

She loves spending time on campus, especially at the Student Recreation Center and the student organizations she is part of.

Marku, when asked about the major differences between Albania and

the United States, noted that unlike Albania, American universities give a lot of importance to extracurricular activities. Marku believes she has learned a lot through the interactions she has had with friends. She is a member of the Model United Nations, the European Student Organization, and the Global Monarch Club.

“I love being part of these organizations because of the people I’ve met here. These are people with same interests and goals, but from different parts of the world,” Marku said.

Another difference between the education systems in the two countries is that in the United States, she has the freedom to choose her own classes, while in Albania, most of the curriculum is set. People in in the United States were very welcoming when she first moved here, which is one of the things she fondly remembers. Marku liked how people would ask her where she was from and were genuinely interested in her. She is now looking forward to enjoying her final year at ODU.

From National Palace to Whitehurst Beach: Hristina Georgieva Girish Sreevatsan Nandakumar Contributing Writer Hristina Georgieva is an international student from Bulgaria. This is her second year at ODU. Georgieva’s father worked for NATO and her family moved often. She lived in England for a year and a half before moving to the United States. She did not face culture shock when she moved to the United States, thanks to her friend Ashton from Texas who taught her English while they were in England.

Georgieva somehow managed not to gain either a British or Southern accent.

Georgieva was born and raised in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

“Sofia is absolutely beautiful and I am so lucky that I grew up there,” Georgieva said.

Like most European cities, Sofia has good public transportation, which is one of the things Georgieva likes most about the city.

“My family lives about 20 minutes away from Sofia’s beautiful town cen-

ter. We have huge parks and other sights to see. My absolute favorite place is the National Palace of Culture located in downtown Sofia. I used to visit there quite often to go to concerts, watch TV shows live, attend movie festivals, etc. Sofia is my city!” Georgieva added.

Good public transport is something Georgieva misses here in the United States. However, when she was visiting New York City and had the chance to use the subway and taxicabs, she was “terrified.” Georgieva misses the street food and outdoor seating in restaurants, which are more common in Sofia. “I rarely see outdoor seating in the Hampton Roads area and honestly, it’s really disappointing because there is nothing better than eating outside with great company. Nightlife is also pretty impressive in Sofia as well as other big cities in Bulgaria,” she said.

Georgieva believes Bulgaria is the most beautiful country in the world.

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historic places to visit, but unfortunately people rarely hear about them,” she said.

She talked about Bulgarian folk songs from the central Rhodope Mountains, which were included on the Golden Record carried on board both the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.

“We literally went to space!” said Georgieva.

Whitehurst beach is Georgieva’s favorite place on campus. She goes there often with her friends to unwind after stressful days. She is also a member of the Model United Nations.

“I enjoy every minute I spend with them,” she said.

Georgieva had the privilege of chairing one of the committees at the ODU Model United Nations Conference, which took place in February.

This annual conference is one of her favorite events, and she looks forward to it every year. Georgieva has had a very pleasant experience in the United States so far. She loves the beach and mountains.

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Founder, Alicia Garza, of #BlackLivesMatter Speaks at the Ted.

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#BlackLivesMatter Co-Founder Alicia Garza Speaks at Ted Amy Poulter Editor-in-Chief Over 1,500 students, faculty and community members attended activist Alicia Garza’s address at the Ted Constant Center on Feb. 2.

Garza, most notably known for her involvement in the social justice movement Black Lives Matter, spoke to attendees about racial injustices that black citizens often face. Her appearance was a part of President John Broderick’s lecture series.

Just after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the 2013 killing of Trayvon Martin, Garza wrote what she calls a love letter to black citizens across the country.

“I didn’t write that letter because I knew that eventually it would become the banner for a worldwide movement,” Garza said. “I wrote that letter because too many of the people who are sworn to protect and serve our communities are literally getting away with murder.”

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za said she often heard speculation about what Martin had done to provoke Zimmerman, or how Martin’s parents were to blame for their son’s death. When a school friend of Martin’s was interviewed by media outlets, she was criticized for her manner of speech. Garza said it was these conversations that angered and inspired her.

“I watched as many of our major news stations were covering the Trayvon Martin trial,” Garza

ered with many of her friends. She recalled the moment that the decision was delivered by television news networks, and how she and her friends fell silent. Garza said that her friend’s heads sunk as their shoulders dropped forward, unable to make eye contact with one another.

“I thought to myself at that moment, that’s the weight that we carry,” she said. “This was awful, but we already knew the system doesn’t work for us.”

their children from a fate similar to Martin’s. She read through their frustrations, but ultimately thought that these things “were not a death sentence.”

The “love letter” was written in the aftermath of the trial and gave birth to the to the now famous #BlackLivesMatter. Garza wrote, “Our lives matter, we matter, black lives matter.”

Her sister Patrice put a hashtag in front of her words.

“I didn’t know what a hashtag

“Hashtags don’t start movements, people do.” said. “That was interesting to me, because you can’t put somebody on trial who’s dead, so it was really the George Zimmerman trial, but already, the framing is happening.”

On July 13, 2013, when it was announced that Zimmerman would be acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter, Garza was gath-

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When Garza encountered people on her Facebook feed saying, “We need to make sure that our kids pull their pants up, make sure our kids don’t wear hoodies, and make sure our kids get a good education,” she said it upset her. Garza said she felt that people were trying to define rules to protect themselves and

was,” Garza said.

The hashtag took off and people were instantly using it a platform to fight back against the negativity surrounding the trial. The accessibility to the conversation using the hashtag helped to spread Garza’s message and movement quickly, though she doesn’t cite the hashtag

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“Hashtags don’t start movements, people do,” Garza said to the silent crowd.

Along with a couple of her close friends, Garza decided to use the platform they had incidentally created to form chapters of the Black Lives Matter movement across the country.

Garza took questions from the audience at the end of her address.

One student asked how he, as a white man, could be a better ally. Garza used the opportunity to tell white attendants that they must talk to and encourage their peers, saying that “they can have conversation with other white people that black people are not able to.”

Another student asked if there was a local Black Lives Matter chapter, Garza delivered a quick response.

“No, but it sounds like y’all should start one. Boom!”

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New-School Democracy Explored in ‘Hip Hop and Obama Reader’ Shannon Jay Staff Writer Scholars Travis L. Gosa and Erik Nielson came together for the first time at the Ted Constant Center on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to discuss their collaborative book, “Hip Hop and Obama Reader,” as part of the Black History Month lecture series. The book discusses Barack Obama’s embrace of hip-hop early on in his campaign, critiquing his continual relationship with the previously “politically radioactive” culture throughout his presidency and how this dynamic has effectively reshaped democracy.

“The timing is right,” Gosa said.

“We’re in a moment in which we’re trying to make sense of the last eight years of having the first African-American president– we’re in an era where we’re beginning to ask questions about the nature of our democracy.”

“We are the living manifestation of protest, discontent, love and unpredictability,” Gosa said.

Obama’s embrace of hip hop culture electrified millennials, and their voices have been heard louder than ever on social media. Youth voter turnout was the highest in 30 years, with young black voters the highest demographic of any other ethnic group. Obama lost every white voter subgroup except white, college-aged voters and still won. This was achieved through what Gosa called a “sophisticated campaign,” which energized young, first-time voters through the use of hip hop. “[Obama] took a risk early in embracing hip hop in his campaign,” Gosa said. “It was something that presidential candidates up until that point had definitely not done.”

In the past, Nielson said, on both sides of the aisle politicians used hiphop to illustrate what they are not, such as Bill Clinton’s Sister Souljah moment in 1992. The rapper/author’s name is now used to describe a politician’s distancing from perceivably extreme viewpoints.

Hip-hop is now used frequently by candidates of all parties in an attempt to gain the youth vote, which was previously never considered. The audience giggled when clips of 2016 candidates Hillary Clinton and Mark Rubio were projected. Clinton clumsily attempts the Dab on Ellen, while Rubio claims his love for Wu-Tang Clan, yet can’t name one of the nine members and falsely claims Biggie and Tupac killed each other.

When Obama brushed his shoulders off at one of his early public appearances, however, it was clear he was unafraid to be the first to incorporate hip hop culture into his campaign. Beyond this, Obama professed his love for rap music in public interviews and made public appearances with artists such as Jay Z and Diddy, showing an authentic respect for the culture unlike the cheap ploys by fellow candidates.

In return, the hip-hop community, a sub group which Nielson said has historically “preferenced dead presidents over live ones,” embraced Obama.

Many campaigned for him, and several such as Nas and KRS ONE registered to vote for the first time. Hundreds of Obama-centric mixtapes and songs were released in support, including the unofficial inaugural theme song, Young Jeezy’s “My President is Black.”

This surgence of campaign music led Nielson to predict a shift of consciousness in mainstream hip-hop. He claimed popular rap was “recycling the same themes of materialism, misogyny and violence, [and] was not innovative.”

While songs like Jeezy’s used the same, shallow symbols, such as cars, and motifs for new purposes, according to Nielson.

“The rhetoric in this so called ‘gangsta rap’ could be put to new uses, so all of a sudden the car doesn’t just have to be a symbol of wealth or status,” Nielson said, “but it can be what it [has been] for generations in the African-American community– a symbol of upward mobility.”

Obama’s rise to the presidency, Nielson claimed, is a clear example of this momentum.

“Look at the ways that the Obama presidency has altered the ways we can put that language to use,” Nielson said. “It’s productive rather than destructive.”

While this reversal has been evident in the eight years of the first AfricanAmerican presidency, it’s not for the reasons Nielson initially anticipated.

“I thought it would be because of Obama,” Nielson said, “and in many ways it’s been in spite of Obama.”

Frustration combined with new tools of distributing rap music heightened backlash.

“The first hip-hop president quickly forgets hip hop culture,” Gosa said, adding that soon, hip-hop will disappear from the White House, becoming a liability. The overwhelming emergence of the far-right Tea Party can

be attributed to this decline, as they deeply criticized whenever President Obama attempted to engage hip-hop in a meaningful way.

When Michelle Obama invited rapper Common to read his poems “A Song for Assata” and “Letter to the Law” at a White House poetry slam, right-wing media program host Bill O’Reilly claimed anti-police rhetoric, linking Obama to radicalism and calling Common a “thug.” “[Common is] one of the most peace loving, socially conscious guys out there, definitely not the thug he was portrayed as,” Nielson said.

Critics proved why other candidates had avoided hip-hop and Obama began to back-pedal. Most artists who supported Obama in 2008 dissociated themselves with the previous beacon of hope and change. Rappers were torn between allegiance to a black president, along with engaging Tea Party rhetoric with their dissatisfaction and keeping it real with Obama’s disappointing actions. Ferguson, drones and drug policy raised questions about altering odds in society.

“We have the symbolism of a black hip-hop president, but where’s the substance?” Gosa said. “People are disillusioned…and unsure weather or not their lives matter.”

Jay Z still backed Obama strongly and appeared in a 2012 campaign ad for Obama’s re-election. However, he was the “distinctly de-hip-hopped” Sean Carter, not the former drug-dealerturned-rapper, but a sanitized image of an entrepreneur who succeeded via the “American Dream.” Nielson claims this manipulated biography was a ploy to gain white voters.

In response, Gosa cited a chapter entitled “There Are No Saviors,” which discusses the overt faith placed in Obama, along with other figureheads for civil rights throughout history, and what the actual driver of change is– grassroots level activism.

“We are the living manifestation of protest, discontent, love, and unpredictability,” Gosa said. “We have to keep an eye out for what’s gonna happen.”

“We’re looking at you with a lot of optimism and hope,” Nielson said, “and that you can undo a lot of the systemic failure we see now.” He claimed hiphop has been tackling these issues for decades and that rhythm and poetry is “an important vehicle for political change.”

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Former Cuban Prisoner Alan Gross Shares His Experience Jonah Grinkewitz News Editor Alan Gross knew he would have to be patient if he was going to survive his imprisonment by the Cuban government.

“I had to exercise my body and my mind, if I was going to survive the emptiness, unfairness and cruelty of my captivity,” Gross said to a crowd of several hundred students, alumni and faculty at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center on Tuesday night, Feb. 23.

Gross, a humanitarian for more than 25 years, spoke as part of the President’s Lecture Series at ODU. He shared the experience of his 5-year imprisonment by the Cuban government on the suspicion that he was involved in American intelligence services.

“It was strictly a technical activity. There was no ideology involved,” Gross said. “I should say that there is ideology involved now.”

Gross was working for a private company to improve internet and wifi in Cuban communities, especially among Cuban Jews.

“I viewed this as an opportunity to work on a beautiful island that I had visited only once before, and after consulting with some Cuban experienced folks and the U.S. Institutional Jewish Community, I also saw this as an opportunity to help and work with Cuban Jews,” he said.

Hungary.

“A miraculous part of my family from Hungary survived the Holocaust. When everyone else from their village died, my cousins survived an ordeal much greater than the one I was facing. I knew that I would have to survive my ordeal because at the very least I knew I came from strong stock,” he said.

Gross did his best to stay strong while in prison. He lost 110 pounds, 70 in the first year, but he walked 10,000 steps each day and when he was finally allowed outside he did pull ups and speed walking.

“I was lean, I was strong, and I made sure that everyone knew it. Nobody messed with me,” he said.

Gross always tried to make the best of his situation.

“I knew that humor was good for the heart and mind. So I decided to find something to laugh at every day,” he said, “After all, much of Cuba is akin to Murphy’s law on steroids.”

But without the help of his family, communities back home and the U.S. government, Gross could not have made it back home. Gross credits his wife and Jewish communities especially for their tireless work to pressure the U.S. government to do something about his imprisonment.

“It was everyone,” Gross said, “that helped the president make a courageous and historic decision. My return to freedom was their return on

“I’d go back in a heartbeat...”

He then added, “It was a dream project that turned into a nightmare.”

Gross was abruptly arrested the day before his flight home to the United States. He was given a hasty and unfair trial and then sentenced to 15 years in prison.

“If the Cuban government were to be taken seriously, I would be stuck as a prisoner in isolation until I was almost 76 years old,” he said.

Despite his unfair treatment, Gross never lost hope. He credited part of his determination to his ancestors in

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Gross was finally released by the Cuban government on humanitarian grounds on Dec. 17, 2014.

After all of this though, Gross said, “I’d go back in a heartbeat. The Cuban people are wonderful, incredible people.”

Gross hopes to continue his work by helping communities in the Middle East.

“I still want to go into the middle of nowhere and set up a satellite dish,” he said.

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ODU to Launch Green Dot Strategy to Reduce Campus Violence Jonah Grinkewitz News Editor This semester, ODU will launch Green Dot, a nationally acclaimed violence prevention strategy for colleges.

Originally developed at the University of Kentucky, Green Dot works to establish two cultural norms on campuses. First, power-based violence will not be tolerated.

Second, everyone has a role in maintaining a safe campus.

Student Body President Christopher Ndiritu first introduced the initiative to associate Dean of Students Don Stansberry, who employed Wendi White of the ODU

Women’s Center to implement the program on campus.

“I knew it would work,” White said. “It’s not just putting up posters, it’s about building relationships across the community and finding

effective bystander, and what barriers bystanders face,” Stacey Parks, an academic advisor, said about the training.

Parks also heads the Green Dot rollout on campus.

“A Green Dot is a behavior,

dents. There will be two, sixhour bystander training sessions this semester comprised of student leaders on campus who can impact the campus community.

“The research shows that after four years of implementing this strategy, according to the CDC, there can be up to a 50 percent reduction in violence on campuses, and that is our goal,” White said.

The Green Dot strategy has three objectives for bystanders. The first is direct intervention, such as speaking directly to a person you feel

... power-based violence will not be tolerated. out who the opinion leaders are and shifting the cultural and social norms.”

This past October, ODU staff members participated in four days of Green Dot training.

“They made us aware of issues that campuses face, and strategies of how to be a more

choice, word or attitude that promotes safety for everyone and communicates utter intolerance for bullying, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or child abuse,” Parks said.

Now that the faculty instructors have been trained, the next step is to train stu-

is in danger and trying to get them out of the situation. The second is distraction, such as committing a party foul or interrupting the momentum of an action before it happens.

The third is delegation–when you don’t feel comfortable taking action and find someone else to step in. This can be asking a friend, the host of the party or calling the police.

“I want to see less people get hurt, and finish their schooling and achieve their dreams, because we have some big problems to solve in this world right now, and we need all the human potential we can muster to address those problems,” White said.

“We don’t need people getting sidelined by sexual and personal violence.”

“The focus is shifting the culture on this campus,” White added. “But after college, students go out into the world. So by starting here we will end up creating a shift eventually everywhere.”

The official unveiling of Green Dot ODU will be on March 29 at the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event sponsored by the Women’s Center.

Students can search Green Dot ODU on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more information on bystander intervention and Green Dot events at ODU.

Student Startup GradWYSE Offers Affordable Graduation Regalia Jessica Perkins Staff Writer

Christina Zhu, founder of GradWYSE.

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Christina Zhu never thought that missing the “Grad Fair,” the three-day period students are given to purchase their graduation regalia on campus, would result in starting her own company. However, after spending $225 for her cap, gown and diploma frame, plus paying $20 in shipping for the online purchase, she knew there had to be a more cost efficient way for students to get what they needed.

With the help of the faculty and advisers at the Strome Entrepreneurial Center, Zhu created a business plan for a company that would sell regalia at a cheaper price, and even rent it out, which is something that isn’t offered at ODU. “Every year, many graduating students call the commencement office before graduation asking if they can rent regalia because they don’t want to pay so much money to buy them,” Zhu said.

This past summer, Zhu, an international student, traveled to China to visit family, and during the vacation she found an investor and manufacturing facility for her company, GradWYSE. Her investor, a friend who has done research on American graduat-

ing students, decided to help her out.

“Of course as a business we need money, and we talked about our ideas to one of my friends, and he was just very interested in my business idea,” Zhu said. “Most people wear their regalia once in their lifetime. So we just want to provide better quality, and a cheaper price for students to help them save money.”

Using GradWYSE, students and faculty can rent their regalia for as low as $19.98 and buy for as low as $39.98.

Zhu is constantly working to expand her business, and right now her plan for next semester is to have diploma frames available at a cheaper cost than the Village Bookstore and ODU branded merchandise. Eventually, she said she would like to expand her business to other colleges and even high schools. She is also collaborating with CampusWise CEO, Max Hall, who launched his textbook-selling business in 2014.

“To be able to use a year’s worth of experience to kind of do it again with Christina has been extremely helpful, and useful,” Hall said.

GradWYSE launched in the fall semester of 2015, and because of the exclusive contract the university has with the Village Bookstore, GradWYSE cannot have any production

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on campus. They also cannot physically sell any regalia on campus. The inconvenience isn’t stopping Zhu, though. Her website is functioning and ready to sell.

“Actually, our first customer is a faculty member of the business school,” Zhu said The question is how receptive is ODU to a business that takes money away from the university?

“It’s always a gray area, but the entrepreneurial center has been very helpful,” Hall said.

He also mentioned that one of the great things about his collaboration with Zhu is that they can successfully share and refer clients to one another, while ultimately helping students spend less money for their already expensive educations.

One customer concern Zhu has encountered is that students are not sure if the regalia she is selling is the same as those sold in the Village Bookstore.

Her answer is that her regalia is made based on the Academic Costume Code, published by the American Council on Education, which is also adopted by ODU. Ultimately, Zhu had one message she wanted to share with students: “Choose GradWYSE, save money!”

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"Breaking News" is a visual representation of the culture of Downtown Norfolk.

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Sarah Glaser Shares Love for Comics through New Major Jason Kazi Staff Writer While Old Dominion University offers over fifty academic options when it comes to master’s degrees, there isn’t necessarily an ideal fit for every interest. Graduate student Sarah Glaser is paving the way for fans of comics who come after her with hopes of someday becoming the second person in the world with a doctorate in Comic Studies.

Glaser is originally from Norfolk, Virginia, and her family has been here for four generations. After graduating from Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, she enrolled at Old Dominion University to pursue her undergraduate degree in English linguistics. During her undergraduate studies at the university, Glaser, along with her friend Jeffrey Onwularu, published an ongoing comic “Mr. Knuckles” in the Mace and Crown.

It was just five years ago that a friend of hers gave her a copy of "The League of Extraordinary Gentleman." This was truly the turning point that sparked her interest in comics.

“When I opened that comic book and started reading it, it was like an epiphany,” Sarah said. “Like, I had found my medium, right in front of me. And so I went on to more com-

ics, I kept reading. I couldn’t stop, and I eventually started looking at the different narrative structures. I started talking about it with friends.”

Often, her friends just wanted to talk about the content within the comics, however, and Sarah found herself interested in looking beyond just the content-level meaning of the panels. She gave up on talking to her friends about comics and started researching comics. Soon, she found out that there is a social group for her interest in the Hampton Roads area called “757 Comic and Car-

nected in new, different ways across discourses, being interdisciplinary should be one the most important things,” Sarah said.

There’s an option within ODU’s institute of humanities called interdisciplinary individualized studies, which allows students to study what they want after taking some courses in humanities. The program in comic studies that Glaser is designing is more specific to how she can apply her work and degree to Hampton Roads. One of the themes of any individualized interdisciplinary

speak to my friends who create comics in a particular way. I think it really is a code or a language.”

After Glaser graduates with her master’s degree, she plans to study comics at the University of Dundee in Scotland — the only school in the world offering such a degree at the doctorate level — to receive her doctorate’s degree in comic studies with the goal of teaching courses as a professor of comics journalism. Comics journalism is the study of people who have made comics about real issues. Students in the course may

“I think in comics,” Sarah said. “I speak to my friends who create comics in a particular way. I think it really is a code or a language.” toon Creators.” The group holds bimonthly meetings at Panera Bread to talk about each other’s projects, critiquing each other’s work and just hanging out and talking about their shared interest.

Glaser believes that the option to pursue an interdisciplinary major is not promoted well enough at the university, however, the process of creating her own major really wasn’t too difficult.

“I was attracted to the Humanities department because both Humanities and Comic Studies are interdisciplinary and in a world that’s con-

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degree program at ODU involves looking for how the students can use their studies to give back to the local community. Glaser is studying the fan/geek/comic-making culture of the Hampton Roads area for her research.

Glaser is interested in the application of comics in scholarly work.

She is inspired by people like Nick Sousanis, who is the first person to have his doctorate's dissertation (which was done entirely in comic form), published by Harvard University Press.

“I think in comics,” Sarah said. “I

even create their own comics based on world events happening as they are enrolled in the course. If she follows her current path, she will be the second person in the world (to her knowledge) to be a professor with a doctorate’s degree in comic studies.

Glaser is also interested in zine culture as an avenue for being resistant to mainstream culture.

“It’s a place where marginalized voices can be expressed in comic form,” Sarah said.

Outside of her research, Glaser has worked on many creative projects, however, she hasn’t completed

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any yet. She has a graphic novel series and a comic/game academic piece conceptualized in her mind.

Explaining the concept of the academic piece, she said, “It’s a game that starts out as a comic, the idea being that each level brings you to another dimension. The first level is scroll-down; the second level is stop-motion panels; the third level is continuous movement, so you get more dimensions with each level. It’s an exploration of debates in game studies between ludology and narratology.”

Glaser’s everyday experiences are her inspiration for most of her comics. After taking on the role of a graduate research assistant recently in the department of humanities, she has decided to share her love for comics with her colleagues and passersby by posting a weekly comic every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. on her door on the third floor of the Batten Arts and Letters building. Her first comic is of herself getting distracted while talking to her supervisor about her responsibilities and first assignments in the role.

Next time you’re on the third floor of BAL, look for Glaser’s weekly comic on the door of Room 3047.

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Shedding Light on the Hidden Issue of Sexual Assault Erin Sudek Staff Writer On Tuesday, Mar. 29, the ODU Women’s Center and other sponsors held a screening of “The Hunting Ground” at the University Theater.

The documentary focused on issues regarding sexual assault on college campuses across the United States.

About 60 ODU students and other interested individuals attended the screening of this emotional, eyeopening film. Afterward, a panel discussed the measures ODU is taking specifically toward improving campus safety.

“We really want to let the students here know that sexual assault on college campuses is a problem, and that there are ways to work towards ending sexual assault or at least decreasing the amount of times it’s happening,” Angel Kearns, a senior and intern at the ODU Women’s Center, said.

“The Hunting Ground” was directed by two-time Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated directors, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. They also directed “The Invisible War,” a documentary which targets various influential social issues.

Dick and Ziering came to ODU on March 31st to speak about their determination to make impact-films like these. They shared their profound experiences during production and interviews, as well as the overwhelming reactions from audiences and the magnitude of influence on society their films have yielded.

Even the pop singer Lady Gaga showed support for the movement, contributing the song, “Til it Happens to You,” to “The Hunting Ground.”

speeches and the promises of opportunity, experience and a first-class education given by university presidents, which adds to the exhilaration and anticipation college brings.

The mood quickly shifts as the film recounts instances of rape and sexual assault which has crushed students even at their dream universities.

No university is innocent in this country-wide epidemic of mishandling rape and sexual assault, and the film made sure to address this. From prestigious ivy league universities to

showed that false reports make up only 2 to 8 percent of that number, which leaves 92 to 98 percent of reports real.

The film includes interviews with individuals who describe their heartbreaking sexual assault experiences and the abhorrent treatment they received afterwards. The documentary focused on two rape survivors: Andrea Pino and Annie Clark.

Annie Clark attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was violently raped “before

The film included frightening statistics and facts about sexual assault...

“The Hunting Ground” began with recorded reactions of students getting accepted into their dream colleges, screaming and celebrating with their families and friends. The enthusiasm and excitement could be felt by the audience, and continued into clips from real-life ‘week of welcomes’ and freshman move-in scenes at various colleges across the country.

It showed freshman convocation

small private colleges, almost every higher education school is guilty of unjust management of rape crime.

The film included frightening statistics and facts about sexual assault, most notably the dramatic gap between the high number of reports versus the low number of expulsions recorded at universities.

The film addressed the high number of sexual assault reports, and

classes had even started.” When she reported the crime to the school administration, she only received blame and nothing was done to correct the brutal incident.

Andrea Pino also graduated from UNC and was also violently, sexually assaulted during her first few weeks at school. She graduated high school as valedictorian of her class, but the traumatizing experience early on in

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her college career left her struggling to pass her courses.

As time passed, Pino’s mental state and school situation did not improve, and she also did not receive any condolences or support from the institution which promised an equal opportunity to education. She reached out to Annie Clark, and together they began tackling the enormous problem young women and men face everyday.

The two spent as much time as they could researching and studying sexual assault, the laws and policies and most notably, Title IX. This is the federal law that “prohibits discrimination based on the gender of students and employees in educational institutions which receive federal financial assistance.” Violation of this law does, in fact, include sexual harassment and sexual violence, because these acts contribute to a hostile environment and therefore an unequal opportunity to education.

Clark and Pino also reached out to college students in the same predicament, listening to hundreds of recounts of rape, personal trauma and struggle and failure of response by universities.

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NEWS organization End Rape on Campus (www.endrapeoncampus.org) to support, educate and advocate reforms on policies and legislation regarding sexual assault and interpersonal violence on college campuses and all levels of government.

The unbelievable efforts of university institutions to conceal rape crimes was another focus of the film.

Covering up rape is “in the best interest of colleges” because they are “selling a brand,” and to sell their brand they must look like the most appealing and desirable institution to attend. Colleges will do everything they can to preserve their reputations, which sometimes includes covering up hundreds of violent offenses to falsely decrease their crime rates.

Almost every victim interviewed had similar accounts of what happened, or rather, what did not happen, to their perpetrators, who were often fellow students. The consequences were almost laughable if not so ter-

es, leads to worse rape environments.

A reason for high amounts of sexual assault cases in colleges is the offenders’ ability to repeat their crimes due to the lack of justice and discipline from the universities.

Only about 6 percent of male college students commit rape crimes.

But these students are often repeat offenders, averaging about 6 or more rapes or sexual assaults each. They are enabled by colleges themselves to rape multiple women, and therefore rape crime is frequent.

The effects of rape and sexual assault are not limited to physical injury. Many victims experience spiritual and/or mental difficulties as well, including, but not limited to PTSD, depression and dissociation (having a constant dream-like mental state which makes it hard to focus).

These issues make everyday activities a challenge to survivors, especially young college students.

Suicide is also not uncommon for

For more informtion about this issue visit the @ODU_MACENEWS Diversity at ODU).

The questions about the S.A.F.E. program, barriers to the prosecution of rape incidents in court, powers of the ODU police vs. state police with these crimes, what Title IX is and how ODU specifically implements it for their students were all asked during the panel discussion.

“Even though people are becoming more aware of what is going on, I don’t think enough is being done about it.

Just last week I had an experience at a party where I felt violated. At the time, I didn’t know how to deal with it, but it shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Educating women on how to be safe at college is important, but we also need to educate those that are violating others and how they are negatively affecting our college environment,” ODU senior and criminology major Kortnie Stukes said.

About 1 in 5 women are raped in college and about 1 in 16 men are victims of rape. If you or a friend

The effects of rape and sexual assault are not limited to physical injury. rifying.

Universities have a financial incentive to defend the perpetrators. If the rapist is an athlete or fraternity member, they are especially defended by institutions due to the enormous amount of money fraternity alumni donate and college sports brings into an institution. Too often, rapists are given a small slap on the wrist instead of being seriously dealt with.

Even faculty and administrators receive backlash from universities for supporting and advocating justice to rape victims, and are sometimes even denied tenure. If already tenured, they have extreme difficulty in moving to other institutions.

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those coping with this trauma, especially with the amount of victimblaming and lack of support. But this is changing, thanks to people like Annie and Andrea, university women’s centers and awareness efforts like “The Hunting Ground.”

The discussion panel held after the screening included Joann Bautti (assistant director of ODU’s Women’s Center and Sexual Assault Free Environment Program aka SAFE), Christa Motley (a legal advocate with YWCA South Hampton Roads), Lieutenant Mark Anthony (ODU policeman and liaison for ODU’s Sexual Assault Research Team aka SART) and ReNée Dunman (assistant vice president of Institutional Equity and

have been sexually assaulted, do not be afraid to come forward and talk about it. For directions on how to file a Title IX complaint, contact ReNée Dunman, ODU’s Title IX coordinator. Other contacts for support and information include the ODU Women’s Center, University Police and the Office of Counseling Services found in the Webb Center.

Victim blaming has to stop, and rapists must be held responsible for their crimes. Every student at ODU is responsible for working towards this goal, and by coming together, we can make sure that good things are going to happen. new way,” Poo said. “We together are the care force.”

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BITS OF A&E I had the privilege of working with many writers this semester as Arts & Entertainment Editor. We all shared and learned a lot from one another as we covered and wrote a variety of stories. From on campus to our local community, to the Hampton Roads area and beyond, the A&E writing team saw no limits in covering over 130 stories this semester.

Since January, the A&E writing team has more than doubled with 25 active writers getting their stories published this semester. This has allowed the A&E section of the Mace & Crown to be diverse in covering not just popular genres as music and movies, but also indepth explorations of fashion, culinary, art, theater, literature and open mic events.

The A&E section of this last print edition of the Mace & Crown for Spring 2016 represents our entire team of writers and their willingness and dedication as journalists to search out a story to be told. With a focus on our campus community, this section recaps our story as a culturally diverse people engaging and challenging the framework of the world we live in through the arts.

I want to express a heartfelt thank you to each one of our A&E writers who have contributed stories this semester. Congratulations to Elizabeth Proffitt, Megan Snyder, Kimberly Bering, Lindsey Lanham and Rich Gabrintina on their promotion to Staff Writer this semester. Congratulations also to Megan Snyder who will be taking over as Arts & Entertainment Editor in Fall 2016.

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Renaissance Assembly Hosts ‘Art and Coffee: Spoken Word and Art Showcase’ Kamaria Mason Contributing Writer Melodic serenades, piercing compositions and raw choreography unleashed to addictive beats beckoned the audience to watch every moment.

The artist atmosphere was accompanied by a familiar warm cup of java decorated with rich aromas such as French vanilla bean and caramel toffee from the Webb Center’s Starbucks.

This was the scene that welcomed students to the Art and Coffee event Saturday. Student-run organiza-

tion Renaissance Assembly hosted this showcase of musicians, artists, dancers and spoken word performers to share their talents with their fellow students. As a student outreach group, they pride themselves on promoting unity, empowerment and faith.

Portia Hightower said “[how she] was influenced to promote this event in order to encourage students from different backgrounds to join together over a shared passion for the arts.”

Fellow organization leader Akosua Acheamponmaa said, “The organization found its start in Nigeria and has

had a positive increase in membership on ODU’s campus over the last two years.”

Sleek life-like images infused with vibrant hues of different colors were a theme seen in featured artist Brittney Brunson’s sketches. The sophomore and art major showcased several of her favorite portraits. An artist since the age of three, she said her passion “was cultured from a very young age by her father who is also an artist.”

Dancer Makell Hill, a sophomore studying drawing and design has been performing dance for over three years. At the event he performed an

upbeat hip-hop free style routine and can often be seen dancing with friends around campus.

Several musicians and spoken word performers including Amen Dupri, Jesse Moody and plasma physicist Dr. Tobi also graced the audience. Traveling all the way from Great Britain, Dr. Tobi performed an acoustic version of his original ballad sung in English and in the Nigerian language, Yoruba.

This collection of talented performers showcased the event allowing students to make meaningful and lasting connections.

Whether it’s Arts & Entertainment or another section of Mace & Crown, there is a story out there waiting to be told. Will you be the one to help tell that story? The doors of the Mace & Crown are always open. Join us. Your voice is waiting to be heard.

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Bacon Startup ‘B-Class Strippers’ Sizzles into Business Jason Kazi Staff Writer Old Dominion University business management student Janay Brown has always had a passion for two things in life–cooking and bacon. With her new startup company ‘B-Class Strippers,’ supported

by ODU’s Strome Entrepreneurial Center, she offers a unique, flavored twist to the much-loved breakfast staple.

When asked how she came up with her company’s name, Brown said, “Everyone asks me that. I didn’t want to do something cliché like ‘Nay’s Flavored Bacon’ or ‘Janay’s Bacon.’ I wanted something that would click to people’s minds and actually catch their attention. I came up with that because I realized that bacon comes in strips. Doesn’t that make each individual strip, a stripper?”

Originally from Northern Virginia, Brown was watching professional chefs grill and wrap different foods in bacon on the Food Network when she came up with her business idea. She thought of infusing flavors

into the meat product by marinating before baking them in an oven. Later in her senior year of high school, her business management professor asked her class to come up with a business idea for extra credit. Brown went over the top and brought her entire class a delectable assortment of flavored bacon. The next thing she knew, she was getting e-mails and texts from all of her classmates asking for more.

erwise help her with production of the strips.

Brown found kitchen space, however, in the Hampton Roads area, and starting in September, she will be preparing her bacon at Yummy Goodness Catering Kitchen. The community kitchen’s Facebook page describes itself as a “women owned and operated local small business located in Virginia Beach, with a passion for supporting local

for the new academic year.

“Starting next year I’m going to start pushing it more here on campus because now I’ll be able to make the bacon on a weekly basis instead of just during breaks,” Brown said.

Each type of flavored bacon (except for deep-fried) is drenched in a homemade secret recipe for 72 hours and then put into a refrigerator to marinate. The strips are then placed on a baking sheet, put it in

“Starting next year I’m going to start pushing it more here on campus because now I’ll be able to make the bacon on a weekly basis instead of just during breaks” -- Janay Brown, founder and owner of B-Class Strippers Until recently, Brown could only prepare her specialty food product during breaks at her family’s kitchen in Northern Virginia. She had to be careful to adhere to FDA guidelines, get her food license, etc. Her mother often had to go to the grocery store to get the things she needed and oth-

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growers, artisans, and other small businesses wherever possible.”

The kitchen is the first of its kind in Hampton Roads and hosts two other specialty food product businesses.

She plans to design new labelled packaging over the summer, in time

the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, baked for 20-25 minutes and then packaged. Brown’s company, “BClass Strippers,” currently offers bacon addicts over 15 different flavors including “Sweetie M” (Sweet Maple), “Yaki Mama“ (Teriyaki) and“Hot Sugah“ (Caramel). Ba-

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con aficionados can purchase packages ranging from eight to 51 strips.

Brown also sells bacon salt, bacon butter and mini bacon shot glasses.

“Right now, I’m focusing on [business to consumer], but in the future I do plan to start another company expanding my line to other products like sausage,” Brown said. “I’m going to do another business that will be [business to business], so selling to restaurants.”

Brown said she has contemplated launching her own pork-centric food truck. She isn’t sure if she wants to open a food truck or a restaurant when her company gets bigger, but leans toward opening a restaurant as it has always been a passion of hers.

Each dish would have flavored pork integrated into its recipe.

This is the first company of its type in Virginia. There are two companies nationwide with similar target markets.

You can visit B-Class Strippers on their website, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

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Celebrating 'Shakespeare 400 Years After: A Public Event' Elizabeth Proffitt Staff Writer

Old Dominion University will be hosting the weeklong festival “Shakespeare Four Hundred Years After: A Public Event” April 13- 20. It marks the 400-year anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with events honoring and connecting the bard to today’s world.

The festival was the brainchild of Imtiaz Habib, English professor and Shakespeare scholar, who believed it was important to recognize this anniversary but also to broaden the topic and connect it to life today.

“The object of the event is not just to worship Shakespeare, but to connect Shakespeare’s influence to Virginia because it was his world that came here in 1607 and the result through a series of consequences, is us. Here we are today,” Habib said.

This ability to make personal connections influenced how the events and speakers were chosen.

“We wanted to make this not just a celebration but an event in the cultural horizon of this state that something that people will remember in public discourse,” Habib said.

The festival has a varied list of events, including a scholarly conference as well as plays and musical performances to give festival attendees a well-rounded and entertaining experience.

“It’ll have many levels in it, so those who have a scholarly interest in this, we have the conference. Those who are historically minded, we have an exhibition here in the Gordon Galleries as well as a documentary that I produced that will trace the effects of Shakespeare on Virginia,” Habib said.

The festival has gained statewide recognition.

“The state got involved in such an initiative headed by the Virginia Foundation for Humanities, about six months after we started to coordinate all the activities and were bowled over because it turns out we were the biggest festival,” Habib said. “We’ve had some struggles getting everything together but all’s well that ends well, right?"

One of the main events of the Shakespeare Festival is the “Shakespeare and Our Times Conference” that runs from

April 14-16. It will feature scholars from all over the world, who were chosen through a paper selection process.

Conference committee member Elizabeth Black, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures, explained the selection process.

“When we got all the proposals together, it was a question of just seeing which papers would actually fit well together as panels. So do we have a theme running to try and make a cohesive panel where the scholars whose interests are similar enough could have a dialogue on that day,” Black said.

Black also said she believes it is important to make connections, personal or historical, through this conference and in general in Shakespeare’s influence and the present time.

“The society we see today that was built out of that colony [Jamestown] really can see its origins in Shakespeare’s world. I think that also the range of topics and the range of human experience that you see and feel in his plays, from love to loss, etcetera. Even though these plays were written so long ago, we still feel that. Those things don’t change,” Black said.

The preparations for the festival are in the final stages of completion and it’s been a labor of love trying to tie up loose ends.

“There’s always a last minute rush at the end when all the logistics you’ve been planning for two years come together, and you also have to think about it from a visitors perspective especially being involved with the conference because we have people coming from across the country and across the world,” Black said.

The conference’s main theme sums up the real need for this festival on campus and in the community.

“The question we’re really interested in is what does Shakespeare mean for us today and why? How do scholars work with Shakespeare and how do they make him relevant for our times?” Black said.

For each person, Shakespeare can mean many different things and that is ultimately the reason why this festival is so important.

“Shakespeare means wonder and marvel. It means hearing something that can transport you and I think we look for that in our media and we look for it all over and a Shakespeare play can still do that,” Black said.

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THe Muse Writer’s Center is located in the Ghent Market Shoppes near 21st St. and Colonial Ave.

Muse Writers Center Holds Grand Reopening in Ghent Megan Snyder Staff Writer The Muse Writers Center began as a sort of traveling classroom over a decade ago. Local teachers, artists and dedicated staff donated their time, and the community offered its quiet spaces. On Jan. 30, the Muse reopened its doors to the public, this time at its permanent home in Ghent Market Shoppes.

Beginning Feb. 9, the Muse will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. More hours are to be announced.

The new and expanded 2,700 square-foot facility includes five large classrooms and two semi-private rooms, in addition to a library and auditorium. Flooded with sunshine pouring in from its two large windows, the library serves as a cozy spot to read, write, study or just relax.

According to the Muse’s web site, hundreds of works of fiction, nonfiction, memoir and various books on the art of writing will be made available to the public.

For work intended for live performance, the auditorium provides the perfect platform for writers of all ages to share their creativity. Openmic nights, teen and preteen readings and staff-led talks are just some of the events that will take place in the spacious, well-equipped theater.

The Muse Jam is held in the auditorium every second Friday of the month. Artists and audiences are welcome to sing, play, recite poetry or other pieces, practice comedic bits or simply listen and enjoy. While admission is free, donations are encouraged to help support the Muse’s numerous

scholarships.

The Muse will continue its tradition of meeting beyond its walls at local restaurants, bars and cafés. One such event occurs the first Friday of every month as Café Stella on Colonial Avenue hosts a Writers’ Coffee Break. If cold brews are more your style, check out the Writers’ Happy Hour every Wednesday.

Executive director Michael Khandelwal teaches several poetry classes.

ODU’s professor of English, Tim Seibles, and adjunct instructor of English, Alison Schoew, currently share their skills and experiences with Muse students.

Schoew has a master’s degree in applied linguistics and will be teaching the “Start Writing, Keep Writing…

Write Now” course.

“I love the one class that I kept taking for years… and now, will be teaching,” Schoew said.

Writers at every level can take classes at the Muse. Prices range from $40 to $230 per seasonal session. For writers on a budget or unable to commit to the academic rigors required for college courses, the Muse offers more than just books and desks.

As the Muse celebrates its 10-year anniversary, reviews on their Facebook page reflect support and high praise for the writing community.

The Muse “opened up my [fiveyear] writer’s block after suddenly losing my brother,” one patron said.

Visit the Muse Writers Center at 2200 Colonial Ave., located within the Ghent District of Norfolk, Virginia. You may also support its creative endeavors by visiting donate.themuse.org or by calling 757-818-9880.

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MEMORIALS TO THE MISSING: A RADIO PLAY TOUCHES THE HEART OF EVERY SOLDIER Dejonna Mayo Contributing Writer On Feb. 27, there was not a dry eye in ODU’s University Theater as the theater department put on a performance of the award-winning play “Memorials to the Missing: A Radio Play” written by Stephen Wyatt, directed by Konrad Winters.

The production was in collaboration with the University department of history’s Remembering World War I: A Hundredth Anniversary Commemoration.

Originally set after the Imperial War, the audience is taken back to the 19th century. Sir Fabian Ware was described as “the most interesting and memorable character,” actress Mayteana Colon said.

Ware was determined in his efforts to get grave stones to all the fallen soldiers who died in combat while making efforts to get Red Cross services for soldiers and also, to have a memorial built for the missing.

This is known as a “radio based” play, and director Konrad Winters had a few things to say about the difficulties surrounding the production.

“I found it to be a real challenge because this is not something we’ve done at ODU. We’ve never done a

radio play before. At first, I thought it was going to be fairly simple, but after getting into it, I found out how complex it really is to have live and prerecorded sounds to go through.

Unfortunately, we do not have the rights to the play, so it has to stay as it is as a stage play,” Winters said. radio play Photo by Anne M. Peterson.

Some of the obstacles General Ware had to face included singing interludes, voices of the ghost of fallen soldiers and heartbreaking soliloquies. The overall mood of the play was melancholy with a hint of hope and determination which swept through the crowd like wildfire.

During the play, many question were raised such as whether the soldiers in the front lines deserved graves, a treatment that was only given to officers of high ranking. If graves were actually needed, what shape should they be in? If it were to be crosses to appease the Christians, what about soldiers of other religions?

This play showed the often unrecognized work behind making what we refer to as a common grave marker.

General Ware said, however, “Without them, the missing will go missing again.” The oppressors never stopped trying to waver Ware’s uphill battle.

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There were several other storylines throughout the play. For example, a young lady named Alice, played by Colon, who was looking for the grave of her brother and did everything she could to find him.

“I fell in love with the nurse. Her singing was so full of emotion. I loved everything about it,” ODU student Eden Alemayehu said. radio play Photo by Anne M. Peterson.

The nurse, also played by Colon, was trying to help identify the missing and her lost cousin. She had no clue whether he was dead or alive.

The younger brother’s voice is one of the “ghosts” heard by the audience, revealing he is indeed dead. She had no body, however, to prove her darkest fear.

The voice of the brother and the nurse’s missing cousin not only speak for themselves, but for every lost or forgotten soldier who deserves to be recognized for their valiant fight.

They know everything they fought for wasn’t in vain.

The play ended with a beautiful song sung by the entire cast for the outstanding feat accomplished by General Ware, in memoriam to every soldier who was ever unjustly and disrespectfully laid to rest.

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Students Resurrect the ‘90s Style

Kimberly Bering Staff Writer

Sophomore Moriah Morrison was spotted en route to class wearing a ‘90s looking faded grey, flannel button-up over a T-shirt, paired with lightly distressed American Eagle jeans and blue high-top Vans. Her makeup and hair were simple, yet elegant and put together.

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Trench coats, sneakers, mom jeans, plaid, leather and crop tops were the ‘90s in a nutshell. This decade produced an edgy, yet subtle style that can be easily replicated. Several trends are being reused and sold depicting the laid back vibe of this decade. Celebrities and students imitate the iconic street style which emerged from the ‘90s.

Celebrities and fashion icons like Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Candice Swanepole and Suki Waterhouse can be seen on city streets with a ‘90s inspired ensemble. They flaunt their high-waisted jeans, sneakers, crop tops and oversized sweaters proudly.

As faithful followers of these icons, students recreate their own version of the ‘90s trend.

Sophomore Moriah Morrison was spotted en route to class wear-

ing a ‘90s looking faded grey, flannel button-up over a T-shirt, paired with lightly distressed American Eagle jeans and blue high-top Vans. Her makeup and hair were simple, yet elegant and put together.

When asked to take a picture, Morrison modestly tousled her hair to the side, smiled and said “Yeah, sure!”

Morrison admits her outfit inspiration was not based off celebrities’ style, but the ‘90s sitcom “Friends.”

Her reliable go-to pieces always fall back to casual and stylish apparel.

“I also try to keep things comfortable and casual, while at the same time looking like I put some effort into it,” Morison said.

Morrison also keeps the fluctuating seasons in mind. She gets cold in class quite easily. By wearing layers, she can be warm and stylish at the same time. Layering flannels with T-shirts, tank tops or crop tops is a quintessential style which imitates

the ‘90s perfectly, especially paired with distressed denim and sneakers, which give a vintage flair to the modern day street style.

“Probably alternative and casual, at least I try to be,” Morrison said when describing her style. She attempts to recreate an alternative look, without being too trendy. Morrison avoids mainstream fads that come and go quickly. She sticks to her reliable classics and essentials. Morrison can always be seen wearing her goto pieces: jeans and cardigans.

Recreating a ‘90s outfit is exceedingly simple. Dig out your old distressed jeans, lace up your sneakers, put on some round-framed sunglasses and a grungy band T-shirt or crop top! The ‘90s was all about relaxation, subtle edginess and recovering from the madness of the ‘80s. An edgy ‘90s ensemble is the perfect vintage outfit and is comfortable for class.

Monarchs March to Victory at International Band Championship

Winning the Limerick International Band Championship was never the goal when the Marching Monarchs left Virginia for the competition in Ireland. In fact, the band didn’t even know they were competing until they had already left the country. Freshly returned from their successful international trip, Alexander Treviño, the director of athletic bands, described their first place win as “icing on the cake.”

Junior and piccolo player Nicole Ohmann was one of the Marching Monarchs looking forward to not only competing, but also for the opportunity to go to another continent.

“It was my first time out of the country,” Ohmann said. “It was exciting to experience something other than the United States.”

David Walker, senior lecturer in the music department, agreed. One of his favorite parts of the trip, he said, was “getting to know the culture of the Irish people.” Both Treviño and Walker noted how friendly and welcoming everyone was to the band and how excited they were to hear

the Marching Monarchs play.

Due to years of practice and direction, the band wasn’t nervous before the big competition.

“Marching band season prepares us for it,” junior and color guard member Caitlin Morsch said.

Freshman trumpet player, Dylan Wilbert concurred.

“I wasn’t nervous before the parade,” Wilbert said, “because I didn’t expect there to be as many people.

Once we got into the parade, you couldn’t see the end of the crowd.”

Walker also said he didn’t have any jitters about the competition due to the band’s maintained excellence and flexibility. He remarked that the entire process of traveling internationally for a competition is a roller coaster and you’re “along for the ride.” What is stressful about large trips are mainly logistics, unknown issues and unavoidable problems that will inevitably crop up. He added that this competition was a normal process they went through, just in a larger atmosphere. international band competition The Monarch Marching Band at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. Photo by John Toomey

At the competition, the Monarchs were delighted to not only explore Ireland but to be a part of the Saint Patrick’s Day championship celebration. Their trip began with the band opening the festivities at a party hosted by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Críona Ní Dhálaigh.

“It was cool playing for the mayor,” Ohmann said.

The cornerstone event of the Limerick International Band Championship was the Saint Patrick’s Day parade. This was the highlight for Senior Drum Major Sam Press stating the parade was his favorite part of the trip. Wilbert, agreed. He added this was just like the parades and competitions they’ve been doing, only “a lot bigger.”

The crowds at the parade were estimated to be over 500,000 in attendance. Treviño described the band’s performance as high energy and exciting. Noting how the crowd drew energy from the performers, the band used the crowd’s energy as encouragement. After the parade was over, Treviño said, “The smiles were so huge you wouldn’t believe we just finished a parade. You would think we just gotten off the bus.”

Once the Marching Monarchs had traveled the parade route and the band was no longer allowed to play, Treviño said there were still blocks of people buzzing with enthusiasm to see the entertainers. He allowed the students to go see the crowds, shake hands and meet some of the people who came out to enjoy the parade and support the performers. Following that, the bands all congregated in a park to play to for each other, just for the enjoyment of it.

Taking home first place in Ireland was not just the first time the Marching Monarchs placed in an international competition. It also marked the first time the band had ever entered an international competition since their creation in 2009.

“Hopefully, it’s the first [victory] of many,” Treviño said.

Looking into the future, Treviño plans on using the momentum from this win. He has set his sights on traveling internationally in a few years, but his next target is the Macy’s Day Parade. This annual parade only allows two college bands to march.

With a win at the Limerick Championship, Treviño is hoping that the Marching Monarchs will be one of

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In the meantime, the Marching Monarchs are not slowing down.

“My goal is always that I want the band to pursue excellence in everything they do,” Walker said.

Press states his goal is for the band to, “come back stronger than last year.” He added that with a new group of people, they’re “never starting over, we’re building from where we left off.”

The Marching Monarchs also spoke of upholding their high standard of behavior and continue to impress other schools not only with their performance, but with their politeness and decorum.

Sophomore piccolo player, Shannon Schubert, a music education major who plans on one day being a band director, encourages students to join clubs and organizations during their time at ODU. “If you ever have an opportunity to join an organization you should definitely do it,” Schubert said.

Using their recent victory as an example, she related that joining a club could take you across the street from campus, but it could also take you across an ocean.

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‘The Normal Heart’: Sometimes to Win a War, You Have to Start One Christina Marable Contributing Writer War could mean combat or murder, but in “The Normal Heart,” it means the fight against AIDS and HIV. Presented by the Starving Artists and Artists Against AIDS, the play ran three showings from March 18-19 at the University Theatre. “The Normal Heart” was directed by Connor Norton and written by Larry Kramer.

ODU’s adaptation of the play is based on the original, which had a largely successful Off-Broadway run at The Public Theater in 1985. “The Normal Heart” was revived in Los Angeles and London Off-Broadway in 2004. In 2011, it debuted on Broadway. In addition, a movie starring Mark Ruffalo was made in 2014.

The play is largely autobiographical and based on the life of Larry Kramer,

an author, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist. He attempted suicide at Yale University because he felt like the only gay student on campus. This set him on his path to fight for gay people’s worth.

“Unlike other plays that I have performed in, this show was very political,” said Dexter Gore, who played the comic relief Tommy Boatwright in the play. “I had big shoes to fill. Many people after each show thanked myself and the rest of the cast for opening their eyes on the topics of HIV, AIDS and LGBTQIA+ culture. That alone made the experience of being in ‘The Normal Heart’ so special,” Gore said.

In addition to acting, Gore is a first year graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts program for Creative Writing, with a fiction concentration. He is also a graduate student assistant at

the office of intercultural relations.

“For me, directing this production of ‘The Normal Heart’ was telling the true story of an activist who can see the way the world can be,” director Connor Norton said.

“While the education and knowledge about the history of HIV/AIDS

Ned Weeks.

Set in the early 1980s in New York City, it focused on the rise of a mysterious and deadly disease that killed mostly gay men. Mainstream news media chose to ignore it, while the protagonist, author and activist Ned Weeks and his friends raised money,

lover Felix Turner. The differences in approaches led to tension within the group and threatened to undermine their goals.

Proceeds of the production will go to AIDS Access Care. Located in Norfolk, this nonprofit has provided programs and services to families

War can mean combat or murder, but... is great and important to be taught, let this also make waves to affect those who think about activists. The people posting angry and inflammatory Facebook posts all the time, the ones protesting in #BlackLivesMatter – they are giving more of themselves and their lives for the greater good than anyone will ever know,” Norton said.

Norton played the main character

resources and awareness. Weeks visits his brother Ben, a lawyer, for help but only passively received help and is exposed to his homophobia.

Weeks formed a prominent HIV advocacy group to cope with the loss of his friends and raise awareness of the disease. However, he prefers loud and public confrontations to the calmer, more private strategies preferred by his colleagues and closeted

impacted by HIV and AIDS in the Hampton Roads. These services include HIV medical case management, medication assistance and HIV prevention through education and testing.

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Claire Loring’s Melody Lingers On Adam Flores Arts & Entertainment Editor

“There were times that it was difficult. Certain memories had to show who these people [his family] were and who I was. Sometimes it was too real for me, and I would take a break and go to therapy to relax,” Ollison said.

Ollison shared one particular moment in his life that was difficult for him to write down and even harder to remember. The moment when his mother took his father to court over child support made Ollison change the way he saw his father early in his life.

When having to remember the painful memories, however, he came to a realization that some people seem to understand later in life.

“It made me see my family as actual people, and not just as my parents,” he said. “The big takeaway after writing this all down was that families do the best with what they’ve got.”

One of the biggest impressions on Ollison’s life were his father’s old records that were left to him after his parent’s divorce. He listened to these records, and they influenced the mu-

sic he came to love, despite not being what most children his age listened to during that time. This left Ollison feeling outcasted.

While other children his age listened to Biggie Smalls, N.W.A. and Ice Cube, Ollison listened to soul music from artists like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and Rick James. This shaped his musical tastes and even led to his collecting vinyl records to this day.

“I still listen to my dad’s records, but I’ve also made a collection of my own,” Ollison said. “Some days I just go out to find vinyls and just sit and listen to them at home. I’ll get in moods where I’ll listen to a certain artist for a straight week.”

His music binges led to the title of his memoir, “Soul Serenade”– the title of a song by King Curtis, which Ollison frequently listened to as a child.

Ollison will be on a tour of the East Coast in support of his new book. All of the songs that inspired him during the writing of “Soul Serenade” can be found in a Spotify playlist he created on his website.

Claire Cucchiari-Loring is remembered by her mother, Kate, as a fiercely independent woman, yet compassionate and kind. Though many remember her for her quick wit and sarcasm, her gift of music and singing touched the hearts of all around her.

Claire used her talent as a jazz vocalist with ODU’s jazz choir and madrigal singers. She was a vocal soloist with the jazz band and part of the close-knit ODU music family.

Singing jazz was Claire’s passion and she had hopes to make it her career.

As Claire was working toward graduating magna cum laude in May 2007, her life and senior year at Old Dominion University came to an abrupt, tragic end. On Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, Claire fell victim to fatal gunshots from her estranged ex-boyfriend.

Claire’s voice, forced to taciturnity, also silenced Claire’s family, friends and her vibrant music community.

Since Claire’s passing, Kate Loring has made every effort to keep her daughter’s memory and voice alive for all to hear and remember.

Loring created the Claire Cucchiari-Loring Memorial Scholarship, which supports music students in the jazz program at ODU and is administered through the ODU Educational Foundation.

Since 2007, the scholarship has helped 15 student recipients, while “Her Melody Lingers On” scholarship concert has raised nearly $30,000.

Loring desires the evening to first and foremost remember Claire and her love of music. It is also Loring’s way to share her daughter’s story and addressing the manner of Claire’s death. She has spoken on college campuses and in public forums about Claire, healthy and unhealthy relationships, intimate partner violence and victimization.

“Helping to raise awareness is the way I am honoring Claire’s death and dealing with my own ‘if onlys.’ If only I had known more than I did. If only she had. If only we had realized how truly serious it was near the end, and that the period when a person leaves a relationship can be the most dangerous time,” Loring said.

Loring’s life is focused on helping

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Rashad Ollison at ODU speaking about his new book, “Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl” on January 27. Photo by Adam Flores

Music Critic Rashod Ollison Brings His ‘Soul Serenade’ to ODU Morgan Engelhardt Staff Writer Throughout our lives, music defines our memories, both past and present, whether as a comfort or a catalyst. Music and culture critic Rashod Ollison used soul music as an escape from a childhood with separated parents, being an outcast and living in a broken home.

Ollison, author of a recent memoir, “Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl,” came to ODU on the evening of Jan. 27 for a book reading, to share his reflections on writing the memoir and a book signing.

Rashod’s success started at the Virginian-Pilot and took four years to get published. His memoir deals with the challenges he faced as a child with divorced parents and not feeling able to “fit” into his community.

Ollison discussed how it felt to put his own personal stories down on paper for readers to see and how he got through having to relive all the happy and painful memories.

Claire Cucchiari-Loring on the day of her last concert performance 10 days before she was tragically killed.

Photo provided by Kate Loring, Claire’s mother. others avoid the tragedy of intimate partner violence.

“If only I had memorized that list of “red flags” for abuse. If only she had realized earlier that the subtle verbal abuse and control issues he displayed were warning signs, and that he would explode into physical violence at the end. If only her friends and I had found other ways to speak to her earlier about the signs that troubled us,” Loring said.

Over the years, the event has had volunteer assistance from many ODU women student members of Sigma Alpha Iota and the ODU chapter of the international music fraternity.

“They will be helping us again this year,” Loring said.

The seventh memorial “Her Melody Lingers On,” a benefit event in ODU’s Diehn Hall, will also feature a concert of jazz piano duos featuring ODU music professor John Toomey and international touring artist Justin Kauflin. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. A silent auction, light refreshments and a cash bar beginning at 7:15 p.m. will precede the concert.

Admission is $15 (students $10).

Tickets can be purchased through ODU Box Office (757-683-5305), online at oduartstix.com or at the door. All proceeds benefit ODU’s Claire Cucchiari-Loring Memorial Scholarship in music. For more information, call 757-619-4093.

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from the 3-point line, and it showed well.”

Jennie Simms led the other four Monarchs with 20 points, including her 1,000th career point when she sank a free throw in the second quarter. She added eight assist and five rebounds. Simms is 17 points shy of reaching her 1,000th point in an ODU uniform.

will be in attendance at Saturday’s game.

“It will be a very special day and I can’t wait for us to honor all of the past greats and celebrate 1,000 wins,” Barefoot said.

The Lady Monarchs will welcome alumni on Saturday as they watch the team take on FIU at 4:00 p.m.

After a tough overtime loss to Western Kentucky on Thursday, the Lady Monarchs (1214) bounced back with a much needed 77-55 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd (169). Jennie Simms led all scorers with 22 points and contributed to a huge third quarter that led to the win.

“I really like how we took care of business tonight. We came out today knowing that this was a great scoring team,” head coach Karen Barefoot said.

Barefoot and her team know just how dangerous the Thundering Herd can be. ODU suffered an 18-point loss to Marshall just a month prior to this matchup.

“It was going to take our whole team to defend these girls. They attack the basket. They got low block moves. They have 3-point shooters. They are a dangerous team,” Barefoot said.

The Monarchs struggled early and started the game shooting the ball poorly, shooting 6-13 in the first quarter and 5-17 in the second. Marshall was able to capitalize on early transition points after ODU was settling for a lot of quick shots. Marshall went up by as many as 11 in the first half.

“We just knew we had to lock them down. We went down pretty early so we knew we had to step up defensively to stay in this game,” Simms said.

The team got their defensive spark, but from an unlikely source. ODU cut the lead to eight with just under two minutes remaining in the half. On back-to-back inbound plays, junior guard Rhaven Kemp came up with steals and was able to find her teammates for some easy points. She cut the lead to four going in to half time.

Kemp’s defensive play sparked a big change in momentum and served as a turning point in the

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Destiny Young on the sidelines at the FAU game at the Ted Constant Center on Jan. 28. Photo by Joshua Boone

LADY MONARCHS BLAST FAU IN 40-POINT VICTORY Michael High Staff Writer Just two days before alumni night, the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs (8-12, 4-4) looked similar to the great teams of the past. The team used a balanced offensive attack and a smothering defense to run away with an 85-45 victory over the Florida Atlantic University Lady Owls Thursday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

“I told them if you come out and play like you practiced this week that

with 58 seconds left in the half.

The focus was noted by Smith and her teammates. “No one was aware they hadn’t scored we just wanted to keep them off the 3-point line,” she said. “In the third it hit me once that it had been a while for them to score.”

However, the coaching staff was aware it had been a long time since the Owls were allowed a basket.

“We were so locked in defensively tonight I honestly had to ask one time when was the last time they scored,” Barefoot said. “We worked very hard on help defense and pushing them

ODU’s Ije Ajemba recorded a double-double, including 10 points and 13 rebounds. Destinee Young added 18 points and eight rebounds, while Annika Holopainen tallied 14 points and two rebounds.

Gianna Smith got the Monarch’s off to an early start when she opened the score by draining a wide-open 3-pointer. She tallied 12 points and matched a career-high five rebounds.

“Hitting that first shot was a great start tonight,” Smith said.

The team and Coach Barefoot are well aware of all the past stars that

“I told them if you come out and play like you practiced this week that it’d be a big night,” ODU Head Coach Karen Barefoot said. it’d be a big night,” ODU Head Coach Karen Barefoot said.

The Lady Owls (11-8, 3-5) were scoreless during a 29-0 run by Old Dominion over a 12 minute span in the first half. Florida Atlantic’s Danneal Ford would stop the run when she notched the team’s first point of the second quarter with a free throw

game.

“Those last two steals gave us some great momentum going into the third quarter. We came out relaxed and the third quarter we told ourselves, ‘let’s just play, lets push the ball.’ It had a lot to do with Rhaven’s steals,” sophomore guard Keyana Brown said.

Kemp had three points and four assists to go along with her steals. She had not seen the floor all season until last week.

“We needed that. We were thinking too much out there.

It got our whole team going,” Simms said.

The second half was an entirely different story. The Lady Monarchs came out firing. The offensive tempo was much improved and it seemed everyone on the court was contributing in some way or another. A balanced offense and stellar defense attributed to a 28-10 third quarter for the Monarchs.

Defensively ODU kept Marshall almost completely out of the lane, not allowing them any drives and really forcing the ball outside. Perhaps the most telling statistic of the night came from the free-throw line. ODU was 20-29 and Marshall was just a mere 2-4 from the line.

“We played better position defense, kept them out of the lanes. We had great communication to key in on all their great shooters as well,” Barefoot said The fourth quarter was more of the same with the Lady Monarchs shooting over 50 percent.

Two back-to-back 3-pointers from Brown solidified the victory in another late-game run.

Five players finished the game in double figures.

“It’s fun to see these girls play as well as they were. They were on the attack, and we got a very strong third quarter out of everyone,” Barefoot said.

ODU now sits at 8-6 in conference play. The Lady Monarchs travel to El Paso on Thursday to take on UTEP.

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LADY MONARCHS CELEBRATE

1000 WINS, SWEEP FIU

Lyndsey Fields Contributing Writer Old Dominion’s Lady Monarchs had the chance to celebrate over 1,000 program wins Saturday afternoon and then continued to sweep Florida International University to add to their numbers. Not only did they have the opportunity to look back at their wins, they also got to acknowledge those who helped them get where they are at the Alumni Game.

After a rough start, the Lady Monarchs prevailed over Florida International University 84-49.

In lieu of the celebration, there was noticeable frustration from the Lady Monarchs caused by the Panthers’ early lead. They started slowly to FIU’s strong defense and doubleteaming, and struggled to get shots up and the ball where they wanted it.

The Monarchs held tight with great rebounding and passing that lead to much needed back-to-back shots late in the first quarter, which sped up the overall tempo of the game.

The pressure didn’t stop there.

Throughout the second quarter, Jennie Simms struggled to find her rhythm which led to missed shots in the field. This would have been a bigger problem if Annika Holopainen wasn’t in the game. Straight off of the bench, Holopainen rebounded, assisted, passed well and put up shots, which benefited the Lady Monarchs.

“We came in the locker room and communicated to each other that we had to turn it around, we had to separate, and we came out and we did that

in the third quarter,” Simms said.

Head coach Karen Barefoot was pleased with her teams performance and adjustments in the second half.

“Halftime, we really adjusted and came out and had one of our most powerful quarters of the whole year,” said Barefoot.

The Lady Monarchs dominated in the third quarter even without one of their best guards, Makayla Timmons, who left the game with an injured left leg. They ended the quarter with a 24-point lead over a fighting FIU. Everything really seemed to click for the Lady Monarchs after their communication in the locker room during halftime. As the game came to a close, Holopainen continued to put up shots and help the team by playing multiple roles on the court.

This allowed her to end with doubledigit points along with four other teammates including Jennie Simms, who scored her 1,000th point during a run late in the game. FIU ultimately buckled under the fast paced Lady Monarchs scoring and impenetrable defense.

“It was a really, really good game in the first half and unfortunately for us the game is forty minutes long and the wheels kind of came off the wagon for us in the third quarter,” said FIU’s Coach Marlin Chinn. “This team has been really resilient in coming back and fighting and playing until the end. We just didn’t have it tonight,” Chinn said.

The Lady Monarchs will go on to play Charlotte on Saturday, Feb. 6.

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Jordan Baker looks for a shot against North Texas on Thursday, Feb. 11.

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STITH SCORES 17 IN 67-47 VICTORY OVER NORTH TEXAS Matt O’Brien Sports Editor Old Dominion men’s basketball (14-10) took on the North Texas Mean Green on Thursday, Feb. 11..

Brandon’s Stith’s career-high of 17 points helped propel the Monarchs to a 67-47 win, marking the fourth straight win for ODU. It was a tale of two halves with a slow start for the Monarchs. The team went into the half down by three and only put up 21 points. The offense was sluggish and out of sync. North Texas was getting on the boards and out-rebounded the Monarchs 20-13

seemed to take Coach Jones words personally.

“To allow North Texas to get so many offensive rebounds it kind of got to me a little bit,” Stith said.

ODU responded to North Texas outscoring North Texas 46 to 23 in the second half.

“In that second half, it was nice to see a bunch of different guys play really well, and Trey didn’t have to carry and go on a run much like our last few games,” Jones said.

Along with Stith’s 17, forward Zoran Talley contributed 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. Forward Nik Biberaj had seven points

The Monarch big men had a field day... in the first half.

Mean Green forward Jeremy Combs proved to be an early difficult matchup. Combs scored seven points in the first half and grabbed eight rebounds. Four of his boards were on the offensive glass.

“Coach Jones gave us a nice little pep talk at half time. He let us know that we came out flat and he really challenged us,” Stith said. “Fortunately, we answered.”

Stith and the rest of his teammates

and four rebounds including a crucial put-back in an early run in the second half. The Monarch big men had a field day down low, which Coach Jones attributed to guard play and specifically Aaron Bacote.

“Our big guys had some success, but it was because of our guards taking the ball to the basket. Aaron had some nice drives when he was attacking in transition and was able to find our guys for open looks,” Jones said.

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Guard Trey Freeman had a quiet night while still putting up 13 points and only shot 5-15 from the field.

Despite having an “off” night, Freeman still sported a wide smile at the postgame presser.

“I’m smiling because everyone stepped up in the second half. It was pretty fun out there. I can’t have a big night every game, then I would get complacent. It’s time to go back to work,” he said The determining factor in the second half was points in the paint.

ODU outscored the Mean Green 26-2 down low. Stith could not miss, shooting a perfect 6-6 from the field.

“Brandon played really well. When they went man we tried running some specific plays to him to get the ball to the rim and it worked very well,” said Jones.

The Monarchs will seek their fifth straight win at 2 P.M. Saturday against Rice. Rice is a conference foe, a team that doesn’t have much size and plays a matchup zone. Fans will get to see freshman Marcus Evans take the court for Rice–a Chesapeake native and Cape Henry Collegiate grad.

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ODU WRESTLING SNAPS LOSING STREAK TAKING DOWN NAVY 19-18 Jonathan Harding Contributing Writer

Men’s Wrestling Team Breaks Losing Streak.

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MONARCH WRESTLING EARNS

500TH PROGRAM WIN

Jonathan Harding Contributing Writer The Monarchs earned their 500th program win, and head coach Steve Martin became Old Dominion’s the second winningest coach, with an electrifying 20-19 criteria win over Northern Illinois Friday Night.

Starting off the night at 133 Northern Illinois won the first match with a 15-4 Major Decision over ODU’s Josh Markham; but the Monarch’s No 16 Chris Mecate responded with an impressive 2-0 victory over No 15 Steve Bleise, and No 8 Alexander Richardson followed with an 11-5 decision to put the monarchs up 6-4.

“I felt good on my feet, I had a lot of good motion… [This win] showed me that I can compete for the whole seven minutes,” Richardson said. “I’m feeling great, and just training for that national title.”

At 157 the Huskies scored a decision, but Freshman Seldon wright

regained the Monarch’s lead with a 7-6 decision, putting ODU up 9-7. After the Huskies scored a pin at 174, ODU’s No 11 Jack Dechow rallied for a 10-2 major decision giving giving the Monarchs the bonus points they needed to tie the match at 13-13.

“He, for the first time, looked ‘on’,” Martin said of Dechow. “He had a lot of good motion… He’s getting his riding time down- which is what cost him a placing, and winning a national title last year, and he’s figured that part out.”

NIU’s No 17 Shawn Scott responded with a third period pin at 197, giving the Huskies a six point lead going into the final two matches.

Austin Coburn, who is now 5-1 since bumping up to the heavyweight division, scored a first period takedown, and put the Monarchs in a position to win with a 4-2 decision over NIU’s Arthur Bunce.

“I’m having fun at heavyweight, and these guys that are bigger than

me I’m able to move faster than them,” Coburn said. “I got the [takedown] and rode him out for a minute, and that was all I needed.”

Brandon Jeske’s takedown in the final seconds of the match gave him a 3-1 win, and secured a Monarch victory.

The win was ODU’s first MAC win of the year, their 500th program win, and moved Martin into second on the all time wins list for coaches, but Martin wasn’t top concerned with any of that.

“I guess that’s alright for the media, or whatever,” Martin said of the milestones. “I’m glad, more so, that our performance tonight, we had people who wrestled the whole time, that’s what you have to do at the end of the year. The conference tournament in two weeks, and national tournament in five weeks, is really what my goals have been set on the whole year.”

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The Old Dominion Monarchs snapped their five-match, losing streak Friday night when they took down the Navy Midshipmen 19-18 in front of the 1162 fans who came out for military appreciation night.

“Navy is a good team to wrestle.

They brought in a tremendous crowd for this event,” ODU head coach Steve Martin said. “[Navy’s] Head Coach Joel Sharrat, we were teammates in Iowa… So, we will continue to do this dual on a yearly basis.”

Starting off at 174, Brooks Climmons put the Monarchs off to a great start with a 6-1 decision over Navy’s Anthony Cable. “[The win] felt pretty amazing. It’s always good to give the home crowd something good to cheer about,” Climmons said. It was his first win at the Ted Constant Center.

Navy’s No. 15 ranked Mathew Miller pinned No. 5 Jack Dechow in a surprising first period upset, giving the Midshipmen a 6-3 lead for the match. Michael Woulfe increased Navy’s lead with a major decision over Kaleab Fetahi at 197lbs to 10-3.

“I think he got shell shocked a little bit,” Martin said of the Dechow. “We got that single up in the air and the kid lateral dropped us before he even knew what hit him.”

Austin Coburn, wrestling up at 285lbs from his usual 197lbs weight class, secured the Monarchs three team points with a 6-4 decision, and Brandon Jeske added three more team points with a 6-5 decision to cut

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the Midshipmen’s lead down to 10-9 going into the intermission.

Zach Davis scored a technical fall over ODU’s Josh Markham with only six seconds left in the final period to push Navy’s lead up to 15-10. However, Old Dominion’s All-American Chris Mecate and All-American Alexander Richardson won the next two matches to bring the match score even at 15-15.

“That was a good win for me. The kid was a very tough opponent,” Macate said. “I’ve had a lot of bumps this season, my senior year… For me, it’s about building and getting better and not worrying about wins and losses.

They’re going to come. I’ve had my fair share of both.”

Navy won the next match to give them an 18-15 lead. With the match on the line, Seldon Wright defeated Michael Coleman 7-3 to secure a Monarch victory.

When asked how he handled the pressure, Wright said, “I just went out there like I always go out there. I had my music playing, got in the zone and I wrestled.”

Wright is a true freshman, hailing from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, VA. Looking forward, Wright said, “I have 40 days till NCAAs and 30 days till MACs (Mid-Atlantic Conference). I got to keep grinding and training… I’m going to do great things.”

ODU’s next home wrestling match is a doubleheader against Eastern Michigan and American on Sunday, February 14th beginning at 1:00pm.

February 14th, beginning at 1:00pm.

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APPLE VS. FBI

All three of these articles feature the actions and decisions of the FBI regarding law enforcement in the cyber age. The latter two articles specifically serve as a breakdown of one of the most important technology events of the year. As the debate between security and privacy continues, the battle between the FBI and Apple served as a test case of what happens when law enforcement attempts to exercise its power against a tech giant. In the end, the FBI got its information through its own methods, but failed to find anything of substance.

FBI’s Questionable Actions and Cybersecurity Ross Reelachart Technology Editor In July 2015, the FBI seized a Tor-hidden website involved in the exploitation of minors. Although arrests were made and the website was removed from access, the FBI’s methods and activities during the operation were cause for scrutiny from the cybersecurity community and raised questions about the legality of it all. Tor is a piece of software freely available on the Internet. It is also a network. Tor allows users to access what is called the “dark net,” which is the part of the Internet either normally unserved by mainstream search engines or accessible only through special browsers that utilize a specific kind of communication to provide maximum anonymity to the user.

This is usually accomplished by disallowing certain plugins, like Adobe Flash or Java, that could compromise the user’s anonymity and “bouncing” signals between multiple servers across the world before reaching the destination. While services such as Tor are host to many illegal or extralegal activities, it can also be used to bypass government censorship

in countries with regulation-heavy Internet access. Obviously, such a network is usually under intense law enforcement watch.

In this case, the FBI was able to bust a minor sexual exploitation website on the Tor network. However, as is often the case with the new field of cyber law enforcement, even the take down of a heinous website is not without question.

There are two particular questions in this case: whether the warrant used by the FBI was specific enough to be legal and second, whether it was legal for the FBI to run the website under its own power in order to catch other suspects. The first issue is a result of current judicial system not yet understanding the nature of cyber crimes nor possessing the technical expertise to make fair judgements or issue fair warrants. The best example is the affidavit for the case, which never refers to the Tor network by name nor refers to the name of the illegal website. There are vague mentions of “a network” with an anonymizing capability and that “Website A” is hidden on it. Additionally, the affidavit even goes on to describe a kind of malware that would be injected into the web-

site and would specifically be used to infect additional suspects’ computers.

This malware would stealthily track, identify and locate the suspect’s computer without their knowledge or consent. For the second question, there are concerns over whether or not the FBI should have continued to allow the website to exist in order to catch new suspects. On the surface, it makes sense to allow the website to run for a few weeks to stealthily catch new criminals. But there are ethical questions about leaving such a website accessible when law enforcement has the power to take it down outright. Other than being controlled by law enforcement, the website is unchanged. The images continue to exist and users can still upload new ones and circulate them. A quote from USA Today put it best. “At some point, the government investigation becomes indistinguishable from the crime, and we should ask whether that’s OK,” Elizabeth John,

a University of California, Davis law professor said. Finally comes the issue inherent to the global nature of the Internet: some of the suspects could be in other countries– outside of the FBI’s jurisdiction. Installing malware on a suspect’s computer across country lines could be seen as hacking or at least a violation of a country’s sover-

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eignty. With this particular case, the crime was terrible enough for almost all concerns to be outweighed by the benefits of catching the perpetrators.

But the questions of cybersecurity, privacy and the jurisdiction of law enforcement on the Internet need to be addressed before they become larger issues.

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FBI DEMANDS IPHONE BACKDOOR, APPLE REFUSES

Ross Reelachart Technology Editor The wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the FBI has ordered that Apple provide a “backdoor” to the iPhone operating system so that they can access the phone recovered from the attacks. In response, Apple CEO Tim Cook released a public statement responding to the demand, and refusing the order. This is one of those most high-profile events in the current struggle between national security and digital privacy.

As information technology grows more widespread and ubiquitous, both in terms of usage by the population and access to tools to modify the technology, a conflict arises between governmental institutions and citizens, and the private technology companies serving both.

A central issue in recent months is encryption, which is a broad category, which covers the “scrambling” of data as it travels from sender to receiver for security and privacy reasons. It is another iteration of the “privacy ver-

sus security” issue, which has plagued the modern world for years now. On the one hand, government and law enforcement believe that unfettered access to private data could prevent and solve crimes and acts of terror. On the other, tech companies and security experts believe digital privacy is more important and argue the government cannot guarantee any access will be used “just” for a specific case. A large portion of the discussion is the result of Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing and the public fears of mass surveillance by the government.

Both Cook’s letter to the public and a post from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-profit organization championing digital civil liberties, argue that the FBI’s demands pose a serious threat to anyone using Apple products. The demand also sets a dangerous precedent of the FBI demanding total access to any digital information behind any security measure.

“The implications of the government’s demands are chilling…

The government could extend this breach of privacy and demand that

Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge,” Cook said in his public letter.

Cook’s letter follows close after two bills were introduced in New York and California last month calling for all smartphones to be decrypted and banning sales of encrypted smartphones. If the California bill were to pass, Apple would be unable to sell its smartphones in the place the company is headquartered.

Security experts and researchers have weighed in on the issue and almost universally agree that allowing the government backdoor access to data is a bad idea.

A Harvard report concluded that any kind of national policy circumventing encryption would only harm American businesses, as most encrypted devices are developed overseas anyway. Not only would it hurt the people the policy would try to protect, but any actual criminals would simply just turn to foreign-

made devices leaving the problem unsolved.

A report from the European cybersecurity agency, ENISA, echoes the sentiment, while emphasizing the futility of anti-encryption policies. ENISA referred to a policy in the 1990s, which allowed encryption keys to be limited to a “sufficiently” large size and assumed only a national power would be able to decrypt them.

“Computing costs are systematically decreasing, in ever shorter periods. Therefore, attacks that seem out of the reach of anyone but a nation state will not remain so for the lifetime of the implementations,” ENISA noted, reiterating the idea that any well-equipped individual or group can break a limited encryption already or in the near future.

In the days following Apple’s public statement, other prominent figures in tech fields threw their support for the decision. Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote a series of tweets supporting Cook’s stance. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wrote a short tweet alining himself with Apple. Facebook released a public statement reiterat-

ing the more nuanced stance of tech companies. These companies will often do everything possible to aid law enforcement, except compromise security. The cybersecurity expert John McAfee wrote an editorial for Business Insider, which not only showed his support for Apple in colorful language, but also offered to hack the iPhone in question for the FBI, for free, so Apple wouldn’t have to compromise security.

The battle to find middle ground between privacy and security continues, and there seems to be no end in sight. Technology’s growth far outpaces the ability for policy makers to adapt, or even understand, and so law lags behind. Laws will continue to try to bind technology to outdated notions, but technology leaders seem ready to inform and educate lawmakers to find the best solution. We shall see if Tim Cook is up to finishing the fight he may have started early in January.

A SMALL VICTORY FOR APPLE OVER FBI, DEBATE CONTINUES Ross Reelachart Technology Editor A month ago, the war between privacy and security gained one of its highest profile battles when the FBI had ordered Apple Inc. to provide a backdoor to the iPhone operating system. Apple publicly refused.

What followed was a fierce and open tug-of-war between the government agency, whom had seemingly found no way to obtain data inside the iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorist, and the technology giant, whom feared setting a dangerous precedent where the FBI could have access to anyone’s personal information.

Many other tech giants threw their weight behind Apple’s decision and the FBI attempted to force the order. Now, the battle seems to

be drawing to a tentative and uncertain close.

On March 22, there was supposed to be a court hearing that may have moved the order forward and forced Apple to comply. However, less than 24 hours before the hearing, government attorneys requested a motion to cancel the hearing.

Ironically, the judge that approved the motion and canceled the highly controversial hearing, was also the same judge that had first served the order to Apple in the first place.

The reason for the cancellation was because the FBI purported to have discovered an alternate unlocking method rendering Apple’s involvement pointless.

Very little is known about this new method, how it works or who is even providing it.

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whether it is a viable method that will not compromise the data on Farook’s iPhone. If the method is viable, it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple Inc.,” a lawyer for the Justice Department said in the motion.

Setting aside how the sudden appearance of the FBI’s mysterious new unlocking method is bound to raise even more questions, this is a minor victory for Apple and the security side of the debate. While the reasons for wanting a backdoor into a terrorist’s iPhone are warranted, nearly every technology and security expert argued that the dangers posed by weakening encryptions far outweighed any gains.

Apple itself was so opposed to the notion that its own encryption engineers were willing to quit their jobs, and deprive the FBI of their ex-

pertise if Apple were conscripted by the FBI to unlock the phone.

The victory is short term at best.

The motion cancel to the hearing seemed more of an effort by the authorities to put a hold on an issue in which they were not in the right in the public eye. But yet another concern has come from the FBI’s new method.

“As a practical matter, if the FBI’s new technique works, it likely means that Apple will add more protection to its devices, which is a good thing for consumers and the FBI will be back in court in the future asking a judge to compel Apple to help the government defeat Apple’s improved security,” Fred Cate, a law professor at Indiana University, told Ars Technica.

For the time being, the canceled court hearing will be a small win for

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proponents of digital security and supporters of digital encryption.

Even as authorities continue to call for weaker encryption and access to private information, more evidence builds to the contrary.

Recently, the New York Times reported that the terrorist attack in Paris last year were facilitated with the use of burner phones — cheap phones that are bought to be used for a short period or only once before being discarded. Weaker encryption would not have prevented their organization and communication since the phones were used just as phones, without email or text communications. While authorities are already rushing to blame encryption for the Brussels terrorist attack not even a day afterward, consumers can expect the security versus privacy debate to continue in spite of all evidence.

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SCI-FI BECOMES REALITY

The nature of technology is that every advance increases the speed of future developments. The start of this year demonstrates that concept well by introducing a couple of technologies that were once thought to be mere science fiction. But now their fruition seems as close as the next five years, or maybe even next year.

Mitigating Climate Change with Technology Audra Reigle Contributing Writer Although an accepted phenomenon, many people have their doubts about global warming being as threatening as it’s made out to be. Research from William Happer at Princeton University showed “a doubling of CO2 will only cause a 0.6 degress celsius warming,” according to Breitbart. Despite the varying opinions, we know that machines and robots are being developed to help combat the high amounts of carbon dioxide in the air.

To help keep temperatures from reaching dangerous levels, massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) can be removed from the air, according to CNN. However, while it

is possible to suck carbon from the air, it’s not easy. There are two important factors: where the carbon would be stored and how much it will cost.

With a machine developed by scientists at Arizona State University, the removed CO2 can be used to create manufactured goods and buildings.

The director of ASU’s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, Dr. Klaus Lackner, is working with a team of ASU scientists to create such a CO2-sucking machine. The contraption looks like a large box with a large sail. When air flows over these sails, they will catch CO2.

When the sail gets wet, the CO2 will be released and harvested for immediate use or storage. The device is currently being developed for use

in greenhouses at ASU, but it’s possible other CO2-pulling machines could created after this one.

In a different effort to lower CO2 levels, a group called SHIFTBoston is developing Treepods, according to Gizmag. Treepods are man-made trees designed to clean the air. These Treepods would be planted around Boston to not only help reduce CO2 levels in the city, but provide

Treepods would have two sources of power: first, through solar power and second, through kinetic energy from a man-operated play device attached to the tree.

However, the air isn’t the only thing polluted in this world. Water sources have their own share of pollution. To solve this, a tiny robot has been developed to paddle through the water and eat waste, according

To help keep temperatures from reaching dangerous levels... light as well. They would be made with recycled materials, such as the plastic used to make water bottles.

to Popular Science. By consuming waste and feeding the bacteria inside of it, the “row-bot” gains electricity

to power the device until all of the waste is gone. It was presented at an international conference in Hamburg, Germany in October 2015. It was presented as a device that would not be completely reliant on humans to recharge it. A person would be able to just drop it in the water and wait until all of the waste is gone.

With the looming threat of global warming, these new technologies could change it affects our future.

Not only would these devices clear pollution from air and water, but it’s possible they could allows us to manufacture goods and increase the availability of them. Overall, these technologies could create a better world for us and reduce the risk of climate change and global warming.

Boston Treepods is an urban intervention which contains a system that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from the air and releasing oxygen using a carbon dioxide removal process called “humidity swing.”

ODU TECH GENIUSES ODU students are a busy bunch. Whether they are bringing success to their clubs or starting their own businesses, they seek to push themselves and find independence in their own accomplishments.

ODU JUNIORS BUILDING TOOLS FOR OUTER SPACE Jason Kazi Staff Writer After finding out about NASA’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams Challenge, (Micro-g NExT) junior mechanical engineering students Alec Ferley, Ian Haskin, Nathan Sivertson, Dana Lambert and Andrew Hibbs decided they were up to the challenge of building a tool potentially helpful to future astronauts.

The team was given a choice of five challenges and ultimately chose to build an anchoring device, which could be used on the sandy, dusty surface of an asteroid. If successfully designed and built, an astronaut would be able to attach one end of the device to the surface and the other end to, well, anything.

“The goal is to inspire other stu-

dents to create a consistent team on a yearly basis. ODU is covering part of our expenses. We are in the process of getting the travel funding approved,” Ferley said. “We are working with Dr. Robert Ash, a professor and eminent scholar of mechanical and aerospace engineering here at ODU. He is our faculty adviser and has a lot of experience working with NASA.” Prior competing in the challenge, the team had to submit a proposal exceeding 40 pages. The judges were particularly interested in their proposal because of the use of an epoxy, a cement-like mixture, as part of their anchor. When the epoxy mixes with water, it solidifies within thirty seconds.

The team has benefited from their enrollment at one of the highest-ranking engineering schools in the state.

“Our skills from classes have been

quite helpful for the project. We’ve used programs like Inventor and AutoCAD to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional renderings of what we are trying to design. We’ve used MATLAB to calculate the different characteristics we are looking for and the dimensions of the anchor.

We’ve used skills and knowledge obtained from our physics and basic engineering courses, as well,” Ferley said.

The team will be testing their equipment at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas next month. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory is a 40-feet deep pool where astronauts train for spacewalks.

The tools designed for Micro-g NExT address the authentic, current space exploration problem of asteroid sample collection for NASA’s Aster-

oid Redirect Mission. This mission involves humans visiting a portion of an asteroid, which will be brought into lunar orbit. Upon successful testing, the student-designed tools could be used by astronauts for future training as NASA prepares for the mission.

While Haskin is the only group member with experience with NASA, all of the group’s members hope to work for NASA one day.

“I would love to work for NASA because they have a history of innovation that they’ve started, and it’s really cool to be a part of that legacy.

SpaceX, like what Elon Musk has started, is getting really interesting because I’ve always thought that private sector innovation can if not outpace government projects, definitely challenge it,” Ferley said.

Other regional schools participating in the challenge include Univer-

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sity of Maryland at College Park, Virginia Tech and West Virginia University.

Micro-g NExT is managed by the Johnson Space Center Office of Education. The program helps support the agency’s education policy of using NASA’s unique missions and programs to engage and encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

To learn more about Micro-g NExT, visit: http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov.

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VIDEO GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CLUB TO PARTICIPATE IN PIXELFEST Corbin Pangilinan Contributing Writer Game development in Norfolk is about to receive a big boost. An indie game development team known as Midnight Status has been planning an event to draw together the dev community in Norfolk– PixelFest.

Taking place April 8-10 at Slover Library, Midnight Status advertises the event as “Norfolk’s first dedicated gaming festival.”

PixelFest’s website promises an indie game showcase as well as game developer bootcamps, including a Unity Bootcamp and a Scratch Workshop. The website also lists a Smash Bros. tournament, an Art of Steampunk exhibit and several arcades with both classic games and the latest game demos.

The central event for PixelFest will be the game jam, which will be a three-day affair starting at 6 p.m. on the first day of the festival and ending at 6 p.m. the last day. It’s open to all skill levels. Teams are only required

to commit their weekend to the jam.

Last month, the organizers invited ODU’s Video Game Design and Development Club to help work out logistics for the jam space, which will be located on the sixth floor of Slover. They planned a short lesson on the Unity engine as well as a three-hour, pre-festival game jam.

The VGDDC was kind enough to invite the Mace and Crown along with them to watch firsthand.

A short walk away from MacArthur Mall with a modern design of glass and steel, Slover Library sets a good mood for the upcoming festival. The sixth floor has a grand view over the city and for four hours it hosted the VGDDC, which includes two students from Norfolk Collegiate, two developers from Midnight Status, Jeremy Alessi, Henry Meredith and myself. The developers were personable and involved in the process of getting everyone up to speed.

Near the end of the first hour, the developers kicked off the three-hour game jam. Everyone immediately

split into four teams. Four members of the VGDDC formed the first group, while the club’s president and vice president made the second. The third consisted of the club’s advisor and the two developers from Midnight Status, and the fourth and final consisted of the two Norfolk Collegiate students. The game jam’s theme was “Slover Library,” and the four teams pressed on in the event.

The game jam shone a new light on the intricate difficulty of game development. The process lacks the glamor someone might imagine, but in its place, I saw a strong spirit of collaboration and shared enjoyment of gaming among the teams. They didn’t concern themselves with polishing their games to a mirror sheen as long as they were functional and amusing. In what seemed a short amount of time, the four teams managed to produce four working game prototypes.

The first three teams arrived at different variations of the 2D platforming genre. One prototype centered on item collection, another had the

beginnings of a combat system and the last had the player climbing up to the top of the Slover Library building. The last team took a different track, putting together a scale model of the room the game jam was being held in, with Easter eggs for the player to find.

At the end of the event, each team showed their prototypes explaining some of their rationale. All of the games had goofy, little quirks and each took only five to ten minutes to experience, but the raw product was still enjoyable.

I enjoyed the first team’s game the most because of a bug. When the player would jump, if their character came in contact with the corner of a wall, they would flip over and start running around the level on their side, or on their head. If they had more time, the team could have polished their game, yet there was something immediately hilarious about the idea of someone dashing around a level on their head.

The four hours went by in a flash, and it was incredible to see how

quickly people came together to make something playable, even if it wasn’t complete. Seeing the games come together was neat on its own, but what was more impressive was the relative ease each team approached their creation, as well as their focus. As I circled each table before that final exhibition, I saw constant communication and hard work, while the teams could still joke around and relax.

The game that the two developers from Midnight Status made is available to play and can be found on Google Play for Androids and in the App Store for iPhones, attached to a mobile app for Pixelfest’s schedule. There is no confirmation on the other three games.

General admission to PixelFest is free, though due to limited space, the organizers have asked that people register beforehand. Information about the festival and registration is located on their website, at pixelfest.org.

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A recreated version of Perry library - Minecraft Edition, created by the campus education reference librarian.

INCUBATION TECHNOLOGIES HEATS UP AT ODU Ross Reelachart Technology Editor Greg Tomchick and Adam Datsko are two students at ODU who are starting their own business aiming to provide similar aid that they’ve received from the university to help other businesses. They said their goal is to pursue the spirit of entrepreneurship with their own company while giving back to the community and getting in on the ground floor of Norfolk’s growth.

With the help and mentorship of the Strome center, they dared to startup their own company. With Tomchick as the CEO and Datsko as the CFO, they created Incubation Technologies, based in Norfolk.

Tomchick drew upon his own personal experiences for the process of

delivering what a client wants. As a website development company for other startups, Incubation Technologies provides the tools and knowledge necessary in order to get a new business off the ground.

Much like how Tomchick and Datsko were aided by ODU, Incubation Technologies can provide a roadmap and information for people who may not be familiar with the business and financial processes of creating a company.

Creating a startup in a place like Norfolk is not just a way for them to make their own futures, but as a way to grow the community. The students said they hope to help create jobs and offer ways for others to gain experience and growth.

Like many of the other startups with origins at ODU, Incubation Technologies is a small company with only nine employees including Tomchick and Datsko. With the experience and help gained from the Strome center and their own drive to succeed, Incubation Technologies is already looking at a bright future.

Of the nine employees, six of them are overseas in New Delhi, India, and the company already has a healthy list of current and past clients. Giving more than just a “business-client” relationship, Tomchick wanted more personal interaction.

He prefers face-to-face communication in order to get the proper vision the client desires.

Aside from wanting to remain local, the student duo chose to attend ODU because they wanted a college

and a community that had room to grow and expand. Datsko sought out a business program and Tomchick eventually found the resources available at the Strome Center. Tomchick specifically named the Department of Management instructor, James Lant, as a source of aid and his “mentor.”

“College builds the foundation for a student’s future by meeting people,” Tomchick said.

Datsko agreed and emphasized the faculty’s ability to give one-on-one time with students, the many connections to be made and hands-on experience to be gained outside the classroom environment. Tomchick said that as high schools begin pushing business and finance, colleges should do the same.

Both students were emphatic in

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their support of the Strome Entrepreneurial Center and suggested other students use their services.

“Even if you don’t make a startup yourself, you can still learn a lot,” Datsko said.

Tomchick added that the skills learned in the program can easily be applied to already established businesses.

Emphasizing how fast Incubation Technologies is growing and how much Tomchick and Datsko wish to give back to students and the community, Incubation is offering internships.

They are looking for interns interested in website and app development, as well as sales and marketing.

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LETTER FROM OUTGOING ASSISTANT DIGITAL EDITOR

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Having come from a couple of years of experience being the photo editor of my high school’s yearbooks’, I knew even before I committed to Old Dominion University that I wanted to be involved in the campus media organizations. What I didn’t know when I first walked into WODU Studios in September 2012 and the Mace and Crown in December 2014, was how incredible my experience at both organizations would be.

When I first started applying to colleges, I swore I would never go to Old Dominion University. Growing up in the area, I wanted to go to UVA or some other fancy school away from home— not the “ole dirty.” Yet, here I am, about to graduate after four happy, life-changing years at ODU. I love my school and the excitingly diverse and growing city of Norfolk. I wouldn’t change a thing.

I started photographing for the Mace in freshman year. For the first two years at ODU, I was dedicated most of my time and attention to WODU Studios. At the time, the adviser for WODU was also the adviser for the Mace. I had already established relationships with a lot of local businesses and promoters through. In December 2014, our adviser Vamsi Manne informed me about an opening for the Advertising Manager position. After interviewing and being offered the position, I met Mace e-board members Adrienne Mayfield, Jugal Patel and Sean Davis. Dri encouraged me to start writing for the arts and entertainment section; but I ultimately ended up writing more for the news section. Jugal started teaching me more about how to use social media strategically and how to use data journalism to visualize news stories. I ultimately ended up taking on the role of assistant digital editor in 2014, as well.

As someone who has struggled with academics from middle school to well, really present day; I have always looked for creative opportunities outside of the classroom that support self-driven education. Having been under impressed with the majority of faculty and the outdated curriculum design of the communication program at Old Dominion University; I, without a doubt can say that I have learned more at the Mace and Crown, WODU Studios and other involvement on campus than I have in the classroom setting. The pressure of getting into a prestigious college and having a high GPA in college has truly ruined the love of learning that students should have in an academic setting.

My experience covering everything from students who launch their own businesses with the support of the Strome Entrepreneurial Center to campus construction projects has allowed me to improve my writing and interviewing. Being the Advertising Manager for over two years has taught me what is arguably the most important skill to have in today’s growingly competitive society - selling and negotiating. And finally, I have been able to improve my photography skills by covering concerts, events, lecture and festivals.

I had the opportunity to travel to a national music festival - Fashion Meets Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. I was able to interview the director of design and construction Mr. Dale Feltes for our Campus Construction special report. I was allowed to photograph and cover the Bernie Sanders rally at the Norfolk Scope earlier this year. To date, every single company that interviews me for a position, always spends the most time asking about my campus media involvement.

The Mace and Crown is one of the few student organizations on campus that allows for a “learning lab” environment with little to no supervision from the university administration. A student with no journalism, photography or graphic design experience can come into a Tuesday meeting and leave two years later with a wealth of knowledge and experience for future employers. We have become a go-to resource for both campus administrators and local media outlets. If you recall, we were the first to cover the recent Nazi fliers scandal and the “Pill Cosby” controversial tweet. While I am truly saddened to be leaving, I am confident that I am leaving the Mace in good hands - Adam Flores as our new Editor-in-Chief, Kavita Butani as our new Advertising and Business Manager and the rest of the editorial board who bring a combined wealth of experience with them.

I have probably spent more time in the newsroom than in my own dorm/house! Our huge powerful iMacs, cable television and comfy couches were definitely a huge factor in that. I am truly grateful for the role that my colleagues and good friends Sean Davis, Jugal Patel, Adrienne Mayfield and Amy Poulter had in both getting me involved with the Mace and improving our content strategy and digital operations. While I don’t have a job offer yet, I do hope to stay involved with social media, digital media or advertising. The Mace will always be the cornerstone of my college experience and an important part of my life.

Over the years, I’ve seen the university from many angles—as a Young Life leader, an academic tutor for ODU athletes, a study abroad student, a commuter, an intramural athlete, an honors student and, of course, a student journalist. I am particularly thankful for the experience I’ve had writing for the Mace and Crown and am honored to have worked as the copy editor over the past semester. It is the best community and family. I am happy to have met every single editorial board member and writer who poured countless hours in crafting creative, informative, newsworthy papers every week. I know they all will go far.

Although I am excited for what is next--a job with a new mediarelated company in D.C.-- I will sincerely miss the ODU campus and the many memories I have made here. I will miss the true diversity of the students, which has opened and expanded my mind and group of friends. I will miss the professors and faculty who have impacted and encouraged me in my pursuit of journalism.

I have watched ODU grow and change for the better over the last few years, and I have no doubt that the Mace and Crown will have many more exciting, ground-shaking headlines in the near future. Thank you to everyone who supported the ODU student newspaper over the years. Keep reading!

Stef Wasko

LETTER FROM OUTGOING WARLORD OF DESIGN Dear Readers and Colleagues!

It was a pleasure desiging for the Mace & Crown Newspaper. The hard-work and determination that these people put into this paper week after week is admirable and speaks to the dedication that they have to getting the new into the hands of students. And I have faith that the next Editorial Board will continue to make this paper even cooler than i already it, Once again it was a Pleasure, Sabrina Brooks

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